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il ballo
dance
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How do you say ballo in Italian?
How do you pronounce ballo in Italian?
ballo is pronounced /il ˈballo/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il ballo classico è molto elegante e richiede anni di allenamento intenso.
Classical dance is very elegant and requires years of intense training.
Quel ballo tradizionale è diventato popolare grazie ai suoi movimenti unici e affascinanti.
That traditional dance became popular thanks to its unique and fascinating movements.
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Why is it masculine?
Ballo is masculine because Italian nouns ending in "-o" are typically masculine, a pattern inherited from Latin masculine nouns ending in "-us." The word comes from Latin "ballus" (dance), which was borrowed from Greek "ballizein" (to dance). The masculine gender is retained through this Latin masculine form.
What is the Italian word for dance?
The Italian word for dance is il ballo — masculine.
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