exotic belly dancer
- noun
- /ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk ˈbɛli ˈdænsər/
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bailarina de vientre exótica
- As an exotic belly dancer, she wore vibrant costumes and captivated audiences with her expressive movements.
Examples
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Crowds gathered in the square to watch the exotic belly dancer perform traditional Middle Eastern routines.
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The club hired an exotic belly dancer to entertain the guests during the festival.
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The exotic belly dancer captivated the audience with her moves.
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An exotic belly dancer performed at the festival last night.
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As an exotic belly dancer, she wore vibrant costumes and captivated audiences with her expressive movements.
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Crowds gathered in the square to watch the exotic belly dancer perform traditional Middle Eastern routines.
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The club hired an exotic belly dancer to entertain the guests during the festival.
Synonyms
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A woman who moves her hips and stomach to music in a Middle Eastern style
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'exotic' (foreign/remarkable) modifying 'belly dancer' (a dancer who uses abdominal movements), so the meaning — a belly dancer with a foreign or striking style — is directly derivable from the constituents. This adjective+noun and noun-compound pattern is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the three words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Exotic belly dancer mixes exotic (meaning 'from far away or strange') and belly dancer (a woman who moves her belly to music). Picture a woman in bright, unusual clothes showing clear belly movements from another culture. That image explains why the phrase means a woman who dances in a foreign, often 'sensual' style.