danse du ventre

[ French dahns dy vahn-truh ]

noun

, plural danses du ven·tre [dah, n, s d, y, , vahn, -t, r, uh].

1. belly dance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of danse du ventre¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1890–95

Example Sentences

People think that the so-called danse du ventre is an unnatural distortion, and in its customary exaggerations so it is.

From Project Gutenberg

Dances, especially the indecent hula, “danse du ventre,” were favourite entertainments.

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