ballerino

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ballerino^¹

/ˌbæləˈɹiːnoʊ/

Rhymes with -iːnəʊ

noun ballerinos · ballerini

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.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of primo ballerino (“star male ballet performer of a company”)

Ballerino^²

Where it comes from

From Italian Ballerino.

proper noun Ballerinoes · Ballerinos

A surname from Italian

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noun male ballet dancer

Español	bailarín
Português	bailarino
Français	ballerin
Italiano	ballerino
Română	balerin

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Italiano	Ballerino

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@misc{ballerino_2026,
  title = {ballerino},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ballerino},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}