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ballerino

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See also: Ballerino

English

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Etymology

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From Italian ballerino.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌbæləɹˈiːnoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -iːnəʊ
  • Hyphenation: bal‧le‧ri‧no

Noun

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ballerino (plural ballerinos or ballerini)

  1. A male ballet dancer.
    • 1947, Daily Variety‎[1], volume 57, page 16:
      BALLERINOS WANTED / Can use a few trained ballerinos for "Song of Norway" tour. Auditions TODAY at 2 p.m., Masonic Temple, Hollywood. Bring practice clothes and toe shoes.
    • 2007 June 17, David Colman, “The Merman of La Scala”, in New York Times‎[2]:
      As aware as you are, though, consider how much more keenly the leaping ballerinas and ballerinos of the world feel the tow with every move they make.
    • 2016, Alexander Chee, The Queen of the Night‎[3]:
      The evening’s performance began with members of the ballet from Faust re-creating the Cave of Queens and Courtesans within the salle de danse, the ballerinos and ballerinas entering as the guests danced and joined them. As dancer after dancer entered, I could hear gasps and cries of the guests, startled to find them in their midst.
    1. Ellipsis of primo ballerino (“star male ballet performer of a company”)
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Translations

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Italian

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Etymology

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From ballare +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bal.leˈri.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: bal‧le‧rì‧no

Adjective

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ballerino (feminine ballerina, masculine plural ballerini, feminine plural ballerine)

  1. dancing
  2. unstable

Noun

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ballerino m (plural ballerini, feminine ballerina)

  1. dancer, ballet dancer (male) hoofer
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Descendants

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  • → English: ballerino
  • → French: ballerin

Further reading

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  • ballerino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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