Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oriental dance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: ori-en-tal -dance
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of belly dance.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Calque of Arabic رَقْص شَرْقِيّ (raqṣ šarqiyy), equivalent to oriental + dance.

Usage

Inflected Forms

oriental dances (plural)

Synonyms

belly dance

Questions

What does oriental dance mean?: Synonym of belly dance.
Where does oriental dance come from?: Calque of Arabic رَقْص شَرْقِيّ (raqṣ šarqiyy), equivalent to oriental + dance.

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