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saut de chat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
saut de chat
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A jump similar to a grand jeté, differing in that the front leg extends through a développé instead of a grand battement.

noun

Synonym of pas de chat.

Etymology

French saut de chat (literally “cat's jump”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

pas de chat

Questions

What does saut de chat mean?
A jump similar to a grand jeté, differing in that the front leg extends through a développé instead of a grand battement.
Where does saut de chat come from?
It is traced to French.

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