tombé

American

[tom-bey, tawn-bey] / tɒmˈbeɪ, tɔ̃ˈbeɪ /

noun

Ballet.

a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

tombés

plural

Etymology

Origin of tombé

< French: fallen, past participle of tomber to fall

Example Sentences

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“Te-hua––you?” he half whispered, but in Te-hua words she could not answer him––only begged rapidly in Navahu for protection––and motioned with fear towards the villages where the tombé was sounding.

From The Flute of the Gods by Ryan, Marah Ellis

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