"pirouette" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pi.ʁwɛt/ Audio: Fr-pirouette.ogg Forms: pirouettes [plural]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{cog|it|piruolo||peg top}} Italian piruolo (“peg top”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} pirouette f (plural pirouettes)
  1. a whirling or turning on the toes in dancing Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Ballet
    Sense id: en-pirouette-fr-noun-paI-jUcE Disambiguation of Ballet: 34 19 26 21 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 15 34 17
  2. (sports, equestrians) a whirling volt movement made by a horse Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-pirouette-fr-noun-lnw2WVjC Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 15 34 17 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pirouetter
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /pi.ʁwɛt/ Audio: Fr-pirouette.ogg
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} pirouette
  1. inflection of pirouetter:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-pirouette-fr-verb-YiuZzGqW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 15 34 17
  2. inflection of pirouetter:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-pirouette-fr-verb-3yRRjVga Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 15 34 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pirouette meaning in French (4.9kB)

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