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ballerino

dancer

noun bal-leh-REE-noh Rare

Usage Note

Ballerino is the masculine form; the feminine is ballerina. It refers to a professional dancer or, in informal use, anyone who dances. Note that ballerina has been borrowed into English with a narrower meaning (a female ballet dancer), but in Italian it covers all styles of dance and both genders when the feminine form is used.

Examples

"Il ballerino si esibisce sul palco ogni sera."

Natural Translation

The dancer performs on stage every evening.

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