bajadera

See also: bajaderą

Polish

bajadery

Etymology

Borrowed from French bayadère, from Portuguese balhadeira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.jaˈdɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: ba‧ja‧de‧ra

Noun

bajadera f

  1. (Hinduism, historical) bayadère, devadasi (Hindu dancing-girl)
    Synonym: dewadasi
  2. (historical) Indian woven fabric with transverse coloured stripes
  3. rum ball (round sweet made of dense cake or biscuit flavoured with chocolate and rum)
    Synonyms: bajaderka, kartofelek, ziemniaczek

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