bayadère

UK/baɪəˈdɛː/

noun

A Hindu dancing-girl.

Meanings

nounbayadère (plural bayadères)

plural bayadères

Origin

  1. Portuguesebailadeira
  2. Frenchbayadère
  3. Englishbayadère

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

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Translations

Dutch bajadère
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Esperanto bajadero
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Polish bajadera
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Swedish bajadär
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Cite this entry
APA

bayadère. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayad%C3%A8re

MLA

“bayadère.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayad%C3%A8re. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bayadère,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayad%C3%A8re.

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