tombé

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See also: tombe

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French tombé

Noun[edit]

tombé (plural tombés)

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

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Participle[edit]

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

  1. past participle of tomber

Further reading[edit]

Louisiana Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

tombé

  1. to fall

References[edit]

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French tomblel.

Noun[edit]

tombé m (plural tombieaux)

  1. (Jersey) gravestone