bailar

Meaning

1. (intransitive, transitive) to dance
2. to dribble (the ball)

Concepts

dance

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spin

jump

jive

prance

step

spin round

trip the light fantastic

trip the light fantastic toe

hop

jig

Synonyms

danzar

💃

saltar

baillar

ballar

robar

dance

menear

bailunguear

runguear

tonear

menear el bote

coincidir

dominar

ir

Translations

tanzen

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danser

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ballare

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dansen

💃

dançar

💃

ballar

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danzare

💃

dansar

💃

dans etmek

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reqisîn

bailar

💃

رقص

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χορεύω

baller

Hyphenated as

bai‧lar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baiˈlaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Provençal: balar

Cognate with French: baller

Cognate with Italian: ballare

In summary

Borrowed from Old Occitan balar, from Late Latin ballāre, borrowed from, or related to, Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”). Compare French baller, Italian ballare.