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- Arabic · calque ofرَقْص شَرْقِيّ
- English todayoriental dance
Calque of Arabic رَقْص شَرْقِيّ (raqṣ šarqiyy), equivalent to oriental + dance.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Synonym of belly dance. Full definition →
Calque of Arabic رَقْص شَرْقِيّ (raqṣ šarqiyy), equivalent to oriental + dance.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.