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pas de bourrée

American

[pah d^uh boo-rey] / ˈpɑ də buˈreɪ /

noun

Ballet.

a short running step.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

pas de bourrée

plural

Etymology

Origin of pas de bourrée

1910–15; < French: literally, bourrée step

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