saut de chat

noun

A jump similar to a grand jeté, differing in that the front leg extends through a développé instead of a grand battement.

Similar
pas de chat
OriginFrench saut de chat →
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Meanings

noun
  1. balletA jump similar to a grand jeté, differing in that the front leg extends through a développé instead of a grand battement.
  2. balletSynonym of pas de chat.

    Synonyms: pas de chat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of pas de chat.

Similar
pas de chat
Also see
pas de chat

Origin

  1. Frenchsaut de chat
  2. Englishsaut de chat

French saut de chat (literally “cat's jump”)

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saut de chat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saut%20de%20chat

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“saut de chat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saut%20de%20chat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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