sissonne

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(si son, -sōn; Fr. sē sôn)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sis•sonne  (si son, -sōn; Fr. sē sôn),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sonnes (-sonz, -sōnz; Fr. -sôn).USA pronunciation [Ballet.]
  1. Music and Dancea jump in which the dancer lands on one foot, with the other extended to the back, front, or side.
  • named after the Comte de Sissonne, 17th-century French noble, said to have invented it 1700–10


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