bayadere

Definitions


[ˌbʌɪəˈdɛː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a female Hindu dancer, especially one at a southern Indian temple
(e.g: the bayadère emerged from a Hindu temple to perform her ritual dance)


Phrases:

Origin:
from French, from Portuguese bailadeira, from bailar ‘to dance’ (related to medieval Latin ballare ‘to dance’)




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