saut de basque

[ French soh duh bask ]

/ French soʊ də ˈbask /

noun, plural sauts de basque [French soh duh bask] /French soʊ də ˈbask/, Ballet.

a jump in which the dancer turns in the air while keeping the foot of one leg drawn up to the knee of the other.

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Nearby words

saussure, ferdinand de, saussurean, saussurite, saussuritic, saut, saut de basque, saute, sauterne, sauternes, sautillé, sautoir

Origin of saut de basque

1945–50; < French: literally, Basque jump

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