bayadère
French, noun/ba.ja.dɛʁ/
bayadère is spelled B-A-Y-A-D-È-R-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 112,013th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bayadère is a French feminine noun meaning “bayadère, dancing-girl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Danseuse qui danse devant les temples ou pagodes, en Inde”.
What does bayadère mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebayadère, dancing-girl
adjective
- 1
having colourful stripes
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Danseuse qui danse devant les temples ou pagodes, en Inde. 2. Motif d'armure combinée formant des bandes dans le sens de la trame. Le résultat obtenu est un tissu à larges rayures. 3. Objet présentant de larges rayures, par exemple en gastronomie, un mets en verrine.
adjective: 1. Qui présente des rayures de couleurs différentes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bayadère
- bayadères plural
- balliadère dated
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bayadère?
- /ba.ja.dɛʁ/
- \ba.ja.dɛʁ\
- [ba.ja.dɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bayadère in French?
bayadère appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).