balançoire

English

Etymology

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French balance

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old French -ier

Middle French -er

French -er

French balancer

French -oire

French balançoirebor.

English balançoire

Borrowed from French balançoire.

Noun

balançoire (plural balançoires)

1. (ballet) Swinging the working leg between front and back through first position, usually in conjunction with grands battements or attitudes and involving seesaw-like shifting of the upper body in opposition to the legs.

French

Etymology

From balancer +‎ -oire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.lɑ̃.swaʁ/

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Noun

balançoire (1)

balançoire f (plural balançoires)

1. swing (a seat connected to a beam by rope or chain)

   Synonym: escarpolette

2. seesaw (a long board attached to a fulcrum)

   Synonym: tapecul

Further reading

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