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発音

• IPA: /ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/
• 韻: -iːnə

名詞

ballerina (plural ballerinas or ballerine)

1. (nonstandard) A ballet dancer (unisex term)
   1. (often) A female ballet dancer.
      1. Ellipsis of prima ballerina (“the star female ballet performer in the company”).

         Synonyms: prima ballerina, prima donna, prima

   2. (less common, nonstandard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.
2. A ballet flat shoe.

使用する際の注意点

Although normally used to refer only to females, it can be used of males although this is sometimes done so derogatorily. Danseur or ballet dancer is the normal term for men.

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Further reading

• “ballerina”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “ballerina”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “ballerina”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “ballerina”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.