fouetté

[ fwe-tey ]

noun

, Ballet.

, plural fouet·tés [fwe-, teyz, fwe-, tey].

1. a whipping movement of the free leg, often executed during a turn.

fouetté

/ fwete /

noun

1. a step in ballet in which the dancer stands on one foot and makes a whiplike movement with the other

Word History and Origins

Origin of fouetté¹

1820–30; < French, past participle of fouetter to whip

Word History and Origins

Origin of fouetté¹

C19: French, past participle of fouetter to whip, from fouet a whip

Example Sentences

This Moscovite fouette—upon my word, I have never tasted its equal.

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