entrechat

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French entrechat, from Italian (capriola) intrecciata (“interlaced jump”), from in- + treccia (“plait”). === Noun === entrechat (plural entrechats) (ballet) A manoeuvre whereby the performer jumps up and strikes the heels together a number of times. === Anagrams === ranchette, recanteth == French == === Etymology === From Italian intrecciato, past participle of intrecciare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʃa/ === Noun === entrechat m (plural entrechats) (dance) entrechat (humorous) leap, bound ==== Descendants ==== → English: entrechat === Further reading === “entrechat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === rachètent, tachèrent, tâchèrent