baile

See also: bailé

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese baile (“dance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪli/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

baile (uncountable)

1. (usually "baile funk") A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Funk Carioca
   • 2006 August 25, Jessica Hopper, “Stick This in Your iTunes”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     The irreverent banger "Hey You" repos Balkan brass and sets it to pure Chicago juke step, which bleeds into a colossal baile beat and, for good measure, some trashy Eurotrance.

   • 2007 March 30, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times‎:

     He has been borrowing from Brazilian baile funk for years, and the first release on his new record label, Mad Descent, is by the Brazilian group Bonde do Role.

See also

• Baile funk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

See bail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪl/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

baile (plural bailes)

1. Archaic spelling of bail.

Anagrams

• Albie

Aragonese

Noun

baile m (plural bailes)

1. bail

Noun

baile m (plural bailes)

1. dance

Asturian

Verb

baile

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of bailar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of bailar

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from bailar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbajlɪ]

Noun

baile m (plural bailes)

1. dance
2. ball (a formal dance)

Verb

baile

1. inflection of bailar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese baile, from Old French bailif (“bailiff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbajlɪ]

Noun

baile m (plural bailes)

1. (archaic) bailiff

References

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