cabriole

Definitions


[ˈkabrɪəʊl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a jump in which one leg is extended into the air forwards or backwards, the other is brought up to meet it, and the dancer lands on the second foot


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Origin:
French, literally ‘light leap’, from cabrioler (earlier caprioler), from Italian capriolare ‘to leap in the air’ (see capriole)




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