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pas de cheval

American

[pahd^uh shuh val] / pɑdə ʃə ˈval /

noun

Ballet.

a step in which the dancer hops on one foot and paws the ground with the other.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

pas de cheval

plural

Etymology

Origin of pas de cheval

1915–20; < French: horse step

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