entrechat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɑ̃trəʃa/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Fr. än trə sha′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
en•tre•chat  (Fr. än trə sha′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chats (Fr. -sha′).USA pronunciation [Ballet.]
  1. Music and Dancea jump in which the dancer crosses the feet a number of times while in the air.
  • French, alteration of Italian (capriola) intrecciata intwined (caper), equivalent. to in- in-2 + trecci- tress + -ata -ate1
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
entrechat / ɑ̃trəʃa/
  1. a leap in ballet during which the dancer repeatedly crosses his or her feet or beats them together
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from earlier entrechase, changed by folk etymology from Italian (capriola) intrecciata, literally: entwined (caper), from intrecciare to interlace, from in-2 + treccia tress

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