Etymology

rond de jambe

Today it means: The movement of a leg in a semicircular motion, either on the ground (par terre) or in the air (en l'air). Full definition →

French rond de jambe
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  1. French · borrowed fromrond de jambe
  2. English todayrond de jambe

Borrowed from French rond de jambe (literally “circle of the leg”).

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