gargouillade

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/ˌɡɑː(ɹ)ɡuːˈjɑːd/

noun

A complex balletic step, defined differently for different schools but generally involving a double rond de jambe

OriginFrench gargouillade →
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Meanings

noungargouillade (plural gargouillades)

plural gargouillades

  1. balletA complex balletic step, defined differently for different schools but generally involving a double rond de jambe

    […] Ms. Ashley didn’t trump that of the role’s originator, Patricia Wilde (whose gargouillades — the sideways jumps where the feet write rings in the air — are still recalled in awe).

    2009 January 24, Alastair Macaulay, “A Young, Lively Crew From Florida Steps Up and Takes Flight”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Frenchgargouillade
  2. Englishgargouillade

From French gargouillade, from gargouiller (“to bubble”).

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APA

gargouillade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gargouillade

MLA

“gargouillade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gargouillade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gargouillade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gargouillade.

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