échappé

[ ey-sha-pey, ey-shap-ey; French ey-sha-pey ]

/ ˌeɪ ʃæˈpeɪ, eɪˈʃæp eɪ; French eɪ ʃaˈpeɪ /

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noun, plural é·chap·pés

[ey-sha-peyz, ey-shap-eyz; French ey-sha-pey]. /ˌeɪ ʃæˈpeɪz, eɪˈʃæp eɪz; French eɪ ʃaˈpeɪ/.

a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps from the fifth position and lands on the toes or the balls of the feet in the second position.

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Origin of échappé

<French, past participle of échapper to escape

Words nearby échappé

ecdysone, ecesis, Ecevit, ECF, ECG, échappé, échappée, echard, Echegaray, Echegaray y Eizaguirre, echelette