ballerina

(bal′ə rē)

noun

a girl or woman ballet dancer

Origin: It < ballare: see ball

See ballerina in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A principal woman dancer in a ballet company.
  2. A woman ballet dancer.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from ballare, to dance

Origin: , from Late Latin ballāre

Origin: , from Greek ballizein; see ball2

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