baile

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) ball (a formal dance)
2. (Brazil, masculine) any dancing event (not necessarily formal)
3. (Portugal, colloquial, masculine) an embarrassing situation where one party is completely dominated by another

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of bailar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of bailar:

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bailar

to dance

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Concepts

dance

💃

ball

dancing

party

🥳

prom

saltation

terpsichore

butoh

formal

geisha

Synonyms

dança

💃

Translations

ballo

💃

baile

💃

danse

💃

danza

💃

ball

💃

dans

💃

danza

💃

χορός

bal

dansa

💃

Tanz

💃

govend

💃

dîlan

dawet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbaj.li/

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin ballō, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω (ballízō, “throw”).