grand jeté

[French grahn zhuh-tey]

noun, plural grands je·tés

[French grahn zhuh-tey] /French grɑ̃ ʒəˈteɪ/. Ballet.

a jump or jeté, preceded by a grand battement or high kick, in which a dancer leaps from one leg and lands on the other.

Origin of grand jeté

Borrowed into English from French around 1925–30

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