Etymology

entrechat

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Today it means: A manoeuvre whereby the performer jumps up and strikes the heels together a number of times. Full definition →

French entrechat ← Italian (capriola) intrecciata
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  1. Italian · derived from(capriola) intrecciata“interlaced jump”
  2. French · borrowed fromentrechat
  3. English todayentrechat

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.