entrechat
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French entrechat, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian (capriola) intrecciata (“interlaced jump”), from in- + treccia (“plait”).
Noun
entrechat (plural entrechats)
- (dance) A manoeuvre whereby the performer jumps up and strikes the heels together a number of times.
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French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian intrecciato, past participle of intrecciare.
Pronunciation
Noun
entrechat m (plural entrechats)
Further reading
- “entrechat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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