pirueta

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pirouette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [pi.ɾuˈe̞.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [pi.ɾuˈə.tə] IPA(key): (Central) [pi.ɾuˈɛ.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pi.ɾuˈe.ta] === Noun === pirueta f (plural piruetes) pirouette leap, somersault Synonyms: cabriola, giravolt === Further reading === “pirueta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pirouette. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -etɐ Hyphenation: pi‧ru‧e‧ta === Noun === pirueta f (plural piruetas) pirouette (whirling or turning on the toes) (by extension) any whirling movement around one’s own axis === Further reading === “pirueta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pirueta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “pirueta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === From piruetă +‎ -a. === Verb === a pirueta (third-person singular present piruetează, past participle piruetat) 1st conjugation to pirouette ==== Conjugation ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pirouette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈɾweta/ [piˈɾwe.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: pi‧rue‧ta === Noun === pirueta f (plural piruetas) pirouette caper (playful behaviour) === Further reading === “pirueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025