bailarina

Portuguese

bailarina

Etymology

From Italian ballerina.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baj.laˈɾĩ.nɐ/ [baɪ̯.laˈɾĩ.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baj.laˈɾĩ.nɐ/ [baɪ̯.laˈɾĩ.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baj.laˈɾi.na/ [baɪ̯.laˈɾi.na]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /baj.lɐˈɾi.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: bai‧la‧ri‧na

Noun

bailarina f (plural bailarinas, masculine bailarino, masculine plural bailarinos)

1. dancer (female), ballerina

Spanish

A female dancer

ballet flats

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bailaˈɾina/ [bai̯.laˈɾi.na]

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: bai‧la‧ri‧na

Noun

bailarina f (plural bailarinas)

1. female equivalent of bailarín (“dancer”)
2. (footwear) ballet flat, flat, dolly shoe, ballet pump, ballerina, ballerina shoes

Adjective

bailarina f

1. feminine singular of bailarín

Further reading

• “bailarín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16