fouetté

[fwe-tey]

noun, plural fouet·tés [fwe-teyz; French fwe-tey] /fwɛˈteɪz; French fwɛˈteɪ/. Ballet.

a whipping movement of the free leg, often executed during a turn.

Origin of fouetté

1820–30; < French, past participle of fouetter to whip

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British Dictionary definitions for fouettes

fouetté

noun

a step in ballet in which the dancer stands on one foot and makes a whiplike movement with the other

Word Origin for fouetté

C19: French, past participle of fouetter to whip, from fouet a whip

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