English Explanatory Dictionary

bayadère

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Hindu dancing-girl.

Pronunciation

/baɪəˈdɛː/

Word forms

bayadère bayadères

Etymology

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

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