tombé

See also: tombe

English

Etymology

French tombé

Noun

tombé (plural tombés)

1. (ballet) A movement in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other while flexing the knee.

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Participle

tombé (feminine tombée, masculine plural tombés, feminine plural tombées)

1. past participle of tomber

Further reading

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

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French tomber (“to fall”), compare Haitian Creole tonbe.

Verb

tombé

1. to fall

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tomblel.

Noun

tombé m (plural tombieaux)

1. (Jersey) gravestone