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étoile

/əˈtwɑːl/

étoile noun: the leading ballet dancer in a company.

Noun

étoile (plural étoiles)

  1. (ballet) The leading ballet dancer in a company

Forms of étoile

pluralétoiles

Origin of étoile

Borrowed from French étoile. Doublet of estoile, stella, and stelo; related to aster and star.

Words that rhyme with étoile

15 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about étoile

What does étoile mean?
Étoile means the leading ballet dancer in a company.
What part of speech is étoile?
Étoile is a noun.
How do you pronounce étoile?
Étoile is pronounced /əˈtwɑːl/.
What is the plural of étoile?
The plural of étoile is étoiles.

Words near étoile in the dictionary

  1. Étaín
  2. étendue
  3. Étigny
  4. étincelé
  5. étiquette
  6. étoile
  7. étoiles
  8. étouffé
  9. étouffée
  10. étouffées
  11. étouffés

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