tendu

== English == === Etymology 1 === From French tendu (“stretched”). ==== Noun ==== tendu (plural tendus) (ballet) A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Hindi तेंदू (tendū), from Sanskrit तिन्दुक (tinduka). ==== Noun ==== tendu (plural tendus) Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers. (clarification of this definition is needed.) ===== Synonyms ===== Coromandel ebony, East Indian ebony, kendu, temburini, tuniki === Anagrams === tuned == French == === Pronunciation === === Participle === tendu (feminine tendue, masculine plural tendus, feminine plural tendues) past participle of tendre === Adjective === tendu (feminine tendue, masculine plural tendus, feminine plural tendues) tight; taut (of a person) tense, on edge === Further reading === “tendu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012