Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entrechat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-trechat
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A manoeuvre whereby the performer jumps up and strikes the heels together a number of times.

Etymology

Borrowed from French entrechat, from Italian (capriola) intrecciata (“interlaced jump”), from in- + treccia (“plait”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: entrechat, intrecciata

Inflected Forms

entrechats (plural)

Questions

What does entrechat mean?: A manoeuvre whereby the performer jumps up and strikes the heels together a number of times.
Where does entrechat come from?: It is traced to French.

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