cambré

noun

A bending at the waist in any direction.

Meanings

nouncambré (plural cambrés)

plural cambrés

  1. balletA bending at the waist in any direction.

Origin

  1. Frenchcambré
  2. Frenchcambré
  3. Englishcambré

Borrowed from French cambré.

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APA

cambré. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambr%C3%A9

MLA

“cambré.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambr%C3%A9. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cambré,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambr%C3%A9.

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