glissade

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French glissade. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɡlɪˈseɪd/ (UK) IPA(key): /ɡlɪˈsaːd/ Rhymes: -eɪd === Noun === glissade (plural glissades) A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps. (ballet) A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position. A move in some dances such as the galop. (fencing) A fencing move that may disarm the opponent. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === glissade (third-person singular simple present glissades, present participle glissading, simple past and past participle glissaded) To perform a glissade. === References === “glissade”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From glisser. === Pronunciation === === Noun === glissade f (plural glissades) slip, slide, skid (aviation) sideslip ==== Descendants ==== → English: glissade → Portuguese: glissada === Further reading === “glissade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012