el
masculine
/bailaˈɾin/
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Translation
dancer
Word origin
From bailar ('to dance') plus the agent suffix -arín, ultimately from Late Latin ballare ('to dance').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ballare
- English cognates
- ball, ballet
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralbailarines
Examples
.
My brother is a professional dancer.
mucha elegancia.
The dancer moved with great elegance.
¡ !
That dancer is incredible!
¿ ?
Do you know the dancer who appeared on television?
soñaba .
As a child he dreamed of being a dancer.
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