majorette

English

A group of majorettes.

Etymology

From major +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Hyphenation: ma‧jor‧ette

Noun

majorette (plural majorettes)

1. A dancer who twirls and performs stunts with a lightweight baton, whether as a solo, in a group of majorettes, or in the company of a marching band.

Derived terms

• drum majorette

Descendants

• → Cebuano: mardyoret
  • → English: marjoret

Translations

dancer

• Arabic: رَاقِصَة f (rāqiṣa)
• Czech: mažoretka (cs) f
• French: majorette (fr) f
• German: Tanzmariechen (de) n, Gardetänzerin f
• Hungarian: mazsorett (hu)
• Macedonian: мажоре́тка f (mažorétka)
• Polish: mażoretka (pl) f
• Spanish: bastonera f, cachiporrista m or f, palillona f, batonista f

See also

• marching band
• cheerleader
• twirler

Further reading

• Category:Majorettes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

majorette f (plural majorettes)

1. majorette

Further reading

• “majorette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.