pas de chat

[ French pahduh-sha ]

noun,plural pas de chat.Ballet.
  1. a jump of one foot over the other.

Origin of pas de chat

1
1910–15; <French: cat step

Words Nearby pas de chat

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British Dictionary definitions for pas de chat

pas de chat

/ (French pɑdʃa) /


nounplural pas de chat
  1. ballet a catlike leap

Origin of pas de chat

1
French: cat's step

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