entrechat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French entrechat, from Italian (capriola) intrecciata (“interlaced jump”), from in- + treccia (“plait”).

Noun

entrechat (plural entrechats)

(dance) A manoeuvre whereby the performer jumps up and strikes the heels together a number of times.

Anagrams

ranchette

French

Etymology

From Italian intrecciato, past participle of intrecciare.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʃa/

Noun

entrechat m (plural entrechats)

(dance) entrechat
(humorous) leap, bound

Further reading

“entrechat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

rachètent, tachèrent, tâchèrent

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