pirouette

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) a whirling or turning on the toes in dancing
2. (feminine) a whirling volt movement made by a horse

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of pirouetter:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of pirouetter:

Concepts

pirouette

Synonyms

bond

bon mot

hélice

rotation

toton

trait d’esprit

Translations

piroetta

Pirouette

pirueta

kaypaklık

cabriola

pirueta

geestigheid

viroleta

virouleto

pirueta

çark etme

parmak uçlarında dönme

tek ayak üzerinde dönüş

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pi.ʁwɛt/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: piruolo

In summary

From a Gallo-Roman root *pir- („peg, plug“, hence Italian piruolo (“peg top”)) and -ette (diminutive suffix). The word originally meant a “spinning top” (15th century).