tombé

noun

A movement in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other while flexing the knee.

OriginFrench tombé →
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Meanings

nountombé (plural tombés)

plural tombés

  1. balletA movement in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other while flexing the knee.

Origin

  1. Frenchtombé
  2. Frenchtombé
  3. Englishtombé

Borrowed from French tombé.

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APA

tombé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomb%C3%A9

MLA

“tombé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomb%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tombé,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomb%C3%A9.

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