Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bayadere

(bah-ya-dare). A dancing girl dressed in Eastern costume; so called from the bajaderes of India, whose duty is to dance before the images of the gods; but the grandees employ similar dancers for their private amusements. The word is a corruption of the Portuguese bailadeira.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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