étoile

/əˈtwɑːl/

noun

The leading ballet dancer in a company

OriginFrench étoile →
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Meanings

nounétoile (plural étoiles)

plural étoiles

  1. balletThe leading ballet dancer in a company

Origin

  1. Frenchétoile
  2. Englishétoile

Borrowed from French étoile. Doublet of estoile, stella, and stelo; related to aster and star.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with étoile

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étoile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9toile

MLA

“étoile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9toile. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “étoile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9toile.

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