belly dance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of French danse du ventre, equivalent to belly + dance. First attested in English in 1889, in an article about that year's Exposition Universelle in Paris in the November 22 edition of the Yorkshire Factory Times: "A café in the Rue du Caire attracted 2,000 spectators daily to see the ‘belly dance’, and realised a total of 400,000 francs." Early sources also used the French term danse du ventre as-is.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A form of dance originating in the Middle East and characterized by movements of the torso.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bellydance | alternative | lexicographic | |
| belly dances | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| belly-dance | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (98)
fa رقص عربی (form of dance) · ms tarian gelek (form of dance) · hu keleti tánc (form of dance) · ko 벨리댄스 (form of dance) · pl taniec arabski (form of dance) · ia dansa de ventre (form of dance) · ta தொப்பை நடனம் (form of dance) · sk brušný tanec (form of dance) · nn magedans (form of dance) · hi बेली डांस (form of dance) · no magedans (form of dance) · lt pilvo šokis (form of dance) · he ריקוד בטן (form of dance) · bg бели денс (form of dance) · ko 배꼽춤 (form of dance) · uz qorin raqsi (form of dance) · cs břišní tanec (form of dance) · uk танець живота (form of dance) · cmn 肚皮舞 (form of dance) · ca dansa del ventre (form of dance) · nb magedans (form of dance) · lv vēderdejas (form of dance) · mn бэлхүүсний бүжиг (form of dance) · ar رَقْص بَلَدِيّ (form of dance) · is magadans (form of dance) · th ระบำหน้าท้อง (form of dance) · ru беллидэ́нс (form of dance) · sl trebušni ples (form of dance) · fi itämainen tanssi (form of dance) · es danza del vientre (form of dance) · pl taniec orientalny (form of dance) · pt dança do ventre (form of dance) · it danza del ventre (form of dance) · sh трбушни плес (form of dance) · uk Східний танець (form of dance) · es danza oriental (form of dance) · el χορός της κοιλιάς (form of dance) · cmn 東方舞 /东方舞 (form of dance) · tr oryantal dans (form of dance) · ro dans din buric (form of dance) · et kõhutants (form of dance) · vo bälidadanüd (form of dance) · ja ベリーダンス (form of dance) · sh trbušni ples (form of dance) · ko 오리엔탈댄스 (form of dance) · hy պորտապար (form of dance) · ca dansa oriental (form of dance) · uz қорин рақси (form of dance) · pl taniec brzucha (form of dance) · ru та́нец живота́ (form of dance) · tr göbek dansı (form of dance) · ka მუცლის ცეკვა (form of dance) · it danza dell'est (form of dance) · hu hastánc (form of dance) · sl orientalski ples (form of dance) · sh orijentalni ples (form of dance) · no orientalsk dans (form of dance) · eo ventra danco (form of dance) · am የሆድ ዳንስ (form of dance) · ru восто́чный та́нец (form of dance) · nl oriëntaalse dans (form of dance) · nb orientalsk dans (form of dance) · de Orientalischer Tanz (form of dance) · fi vatsatanssi (form of dance) · id tari perut (form of dance) · nb mavedans (form of dance) · cy bolddawns (form of dance) · sh оријентални плес (form of dance) · sv magdans (form of dance) · da orientalsk dans (form of dance) · he מחול מזרחי (form of dance) · eu sabel dantza (form of dance) · fr danse du ventre (form of dance) · ur بیلی ڈانس (form of dance) · mk стомачен танц (form of dance) · de Bauchtanz (form of dance) · nl buikdans (form of dance) · da mavedans (form of dance) · el χορός οριεντάλ (form of dance) · be танец жывата (form of dance) · ja オリエンタルダンス (form of dance) · pt dança oriental (form of dance) · ar رَقْص شَرْقِيّ (form of dance) · vi múa bụng (form of dance) · kk іш биі (form of dance) · cs orientální tanec (form of dance) · eo orienta danco (form of dance) · ru беллида́нс (form of dance) · sk orientálny tanec (form of dance) · fr danse orientale (form of dance) · sq kercim i belit (form of dance) · sv orientalisk dans (form of dance) · ro dans oriental (form of dance) · af maag dans (form of dance) · gl danza do ventre (form of dance) · az göbək rəqsi (form of dance) · si බඩ නැටුම (form of dance) · tl sayaw sa silangan (form of dance)