Etymology

baile

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Today it means: A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Funk Carioca Full definition →

Brazilian Portuguese baile
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baile · noun1

  1. Brazilian Portuguese · borrowed frombaile“dance”
  2. English todaybaile

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese baile (“dance”). Compare ball (“dance”).

baile · noun2

See bail.

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