pirueta

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pirouette.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pirueta f (plural piruetes)

  1. pirouette
  2. leap, somersault
    Synonyms: cabriola, giravolt

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾuˈe.tɐ/ [pi.ɾʊˈe.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /piˈɾwe.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾuˈe.ta/ [pi.ɾʊˈe.ta], (faster pronunciation) /piˈɾwe.ta/

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ru‧e‧ta

Noun

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pirueta f (plural piruetas)

  1. pirouette (whirling or turning on the toes)
  2. (by extension) any whirling movement around one’s own axis

Romanian

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Etymology

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From piruetă +‎ -a.

Verb

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a pirueta (third-person singular present piruetează, past participle piruetat) 1st conj.

  1. to pirouette

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pirouette.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /piˈɾweta/ [piˈɾwe.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: pi‧rue‧ta

Noun

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pirueta f (plural piruetas)

  1. pirouette
  2. caper (playful behaviour)

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