"coupee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coupees [plural]
Etymology: French coupée, past participle of couper (“to cut”). Compare coupé, coopee. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|coupée}} French coupée Head templates: {{en-noun}} coupee (plural coupees)
  1. A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.

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