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ballerino.

A male ballet dancer.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌbæləˈɹiːnoʊ/
  1. A male ballet dancer.

  2. A male ballet dancer. Ellipsis of primo ballerino (“star male ballet performer of a company”)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Late Latin ballāre Italian ballare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Italian -ino Italian ballerinobor. English ballerino Borrowed from Italian ballerino.

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