passe-passe

French

Etymology

Reduplication of passer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pas.pas/, /pɑs.pɑs/

Noun

passe-passe m (plural passe-passe)

1. Only used in tour de passe-passe, meaning a sleight of hand, trickery, prestidigitation

Further reading

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