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)

A Hindu dancing-girl.

Translations

Translations

Dutch: bajadère (nl) f
Esperanto: bajadero
Polish: bajadera (pl) f

Anagrams

bayadeer

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.ja.dɛʁ/
Audio (file)

Noun

bayadère f (plural bayadères)

bayadère, dancing-girl

Descendants

→ English: bayadère
→ Polish: bajadera

Adjective

bayadère (plural bayadères)

having colourful stripes

Further reading

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

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