tour jeté
[ French toorzhuh-tey ]
noun,plural tours je·tés [French toorzhuh-tey]. /French tur ʒəˈteɪ/. Ballet.
a movement in which the dancer leaps from one foot, makes a half turn in the air, and lands on the other foot.
Origin of tour jeté
1<French: literally, flung turn
Words Nearby tour jeté
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