balletto

Italian

Etymology

From ballo (“dance”) +‎ -etto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈlet.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: bal‧lét‧to

Noun

balletto m (plural balletti)

1. diminutive of ballo; short dance
2. ballet
3. ballet music
4. dance troupe; corps de ballet

Descendants

• → French: ballet
  • → Dutch: ballet
    • → Indonesian: balèt
    • → Papiamentu: balèt
  • → English: ballet
  • → Persian: باله (bâle)
  • → Portuguese: balé, balê, ballet (unadapted form)
  • → Swedish: balett
  • → Thai: บัลเลต์ (ban-lêe)
  • → Turkish: bale
  • → Vietnamese: ba lê
• → German: Ballett

Anagrams

• ballotte, battello, bolletta