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baile

dance

noun BAH-ee-leh Less Common

Also means

ball (formal dance event)

Usage Note

Baile covers both the act of dancing (el baile flamenco) and a formal dance event (un baile de gala). It differs from danza, which tends to imply a more structured or theatrical form; baile is the everyday, colloquial word. The verb is bailar, and a dancer is bailarín (m) / bailarina (f).

Examples

"El baile flamenco es típico del sur de España."

Natural Translation

Flamenco dance is typical of southern Spain.

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