baylarina

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bailarina
• bailerina, baylerina
• belarina — female cabaret dancer

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bailarina, feminine equivalent of bailarín.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bajlaˈɾina/ [baɪ̯.lɐˈɾiː.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: bay‧la‧ri‧na

Noun

baylarina (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ᜔ᜎᜇᜒᜈ)

1. female equivalent of baylarin: female dancer

   Synonym: mananayaw

2. (dance) ballerina
3. female cabaret dancer; taxi dancer

   Synonyms: kabaretista, ugoy-ugoy, ugoy

References

• “baylarina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018