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ballerino

Syllables: bal·le·ri·no/ˌbæləˈɹiːnoʊ/

ballerino noun: a male ballet dancer. Also the ellipsis of primo ballerino.

Noun

ballerino (plural ballerinos or ballerini)

  1. A male ballet dancer.
    • BALLERINOS WANTED / Can use a few trained ballerinos for "Song of Norway" tour. Auditions TODAY at 2 p.m., Masonic Temple, Hollywood. Bring practice clothes and toe shoes.1947, Daily Variety, volume 57, page 16
    • As aware as you are, though, consider how much more keenly the leaping ballerinas and ballerinos of the world feel the tow with every move they make.2007 June 17, David Colman, “The Merman of La Scala”, in New York Times

Proper noun capitalized: Ballerino

Ballerino (plural Ballerinoes or Ballerinos)

  1. A surname from Italian

Also used as

ballerino is also the ellipsis of primo ballerino.

Forms of ballerino

Noun
pluralballerinos
pluralballerini
Proper noun
pluralBallerinoes
pluralBallerinos

Origin of ballerino

Borrowed from Italian ballerino.

From Italian Ballerino.

Words that rhyme with ballerino

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about ballerino

What does ballerino mean?
Ballerino means a male ballet dancer.
What part of speech is ballerino?
Ballerino can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ballerino?
Ballerino is pronounced /ˌbæləˈɹiːnoʊ/.
What is the plural of ballerino?
The plural of ballerino is ballerinos.

Words near ballerino in the dictionary

  1. ballerinadom
  2. ballerinalike
  3. ballerinas
  4. ballerine
  5. ballerini
  6. ballerino
  7. ballerinos
  8. Balleroy
  9. ballers
  10. Ballerup
  11. Balles

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