ballerino

From Italian ballerino.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbæləɹˈiːnoʊ/
• Rhymes: -iːnəʊ
• Hyphenation: bal‧le‧ri‧no

ballerino (plural ballerinos)

1. The star male ballet performer of a company.
   • 2007 June 17, David Colman, “The Merman of La Scala”, in New York Times‎:

     As aware as you are, though, consider how much more keenly the leaping ballerinas and ballerinos of the world feel the tow with every move they make.

• ballerina

From ballare +‎ -ino.

• IPA^(key): /bal.leˈri.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: bal‧le‧rì‧no

ballerino (feminine ballerina, masculine plural ballerini, feminine plural ballerine)

1. dancing
2. unstable

ballerino m (plural ballerini, feminine ballerina)

1. dancer, ballet dancer (male) hoofer

• → English: ballerino
• → French: ballerin
  • → Romanian: balerin
  • → Turkish: balerin

• ballerino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• barellino, bollinare, ribellano