fouetté
[ fwe-tey ]
/ fwɛˈteɪ /
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.
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Origin of fouetté
1820–30; <French, past participle of fouetter to whip
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British Dictionary definitions for fouetté
fouetté
/ French (fwete) /
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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