Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dance probably of Middle Eastern origin, traditionally performed solo by a woman and characterized by sinuous hip and abdominal movements.
- noun A performance of this dance.
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- noun A traditional form of dance from the
Middle East , characterized by movements of the abdominal muscles.
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- noun a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
- verb perform a belly dance
Etymologies
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A loan translation of French danse du ventre. First attested in English in the 1890s.
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