Etymology

bayadère

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French bayadère ← Portuguese bailadeira
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  1. Portuguese · derived frombailadeira
  2. French · borrowed frombayadère
  3. English todaybayadère

Borrowed from French bayadère, from Portuguese bailadeira, from bailar (“to dance”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchbayadère all →

bayadere

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