bayadère

See also: bayadere

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bayadère, from Portuguese bailadeira, from bailar (“to dance”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /baɪəˈdɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

bayadère (plural bayadères)

1. A Hindu dancing-girl.

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: bajadère (nl) f
• Esperanto: bajadero
• Polish: bajadera (pl) f
• Swedish: bajadär (sv) c

Anagrams

• bayadeer

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese balhadeira, archaic and dialectal form of modern bailadeira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ja.dɛʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

bayadère f (plural bayadères)

1. bayadère, dancing-girl

Descendants

• → English: bayadère
• → Polish: bajadera
• → Swedish: bajadär

Adjective

bayadère (plural bayadères)

1. having colourful stripes

Further reading

• “bayadère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.