bailar

Etymology

From Late Latin ballare.

Verb

bailar

1. to dance

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “bailar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Verb

bailar (first-person singular indicative present bailo, past participle bailáu)

1. Alternative form of baillar

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese baylar (13th century), probably from Old Occitan balar, from Late Latin ballāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bajˈlaɾ/ [ba̠jˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

bailar (first-person singular present bailo, first-person singular preterite bailei, past participle bailado)

1. to dance
   • 1594, anonymous author, Entremés do pastores:

     anday qu'eu farey justicia
     calay e baylay si souberdes

     lets go, I'll do justice,
     shut up and dance if you know how

2. to turn around

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “baylar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bayl”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bailar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “bailar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bailar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “bailar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bailar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bai‧lar

Verb

bailar (first-person singular present bailo, first-person singular preterite bailei, past participle bailado)

1. to dance

   Synonym: dançar

Further reading

• “bailar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “bailar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “bailar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Alternative forms

• baylar (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan balar, from Late Latin ballāre, borrowed from, or related to, Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”). Compare French baller, Italian ballare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baiˈlaɾ/ [bai̯ˈlaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bai‧lar

Verb

bailar (first-person singular present bailo, first-person singular preterite bailé, past participle bailado)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to dance

   Synonym: danzar

   No sé bailar. ― I can't dance.

2. (soccer) to dribble (the ball)

Further reading

• “bailar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10