gargouillade
English
Etymology
From French gargouillade, from gargouiller (“to bubble”).
Noun
gargouillade (plural gargouillades)
- (ballet) A complex balletic step, defined differently for different schools but generally involving a double rond de jambe
- 2009, January 24, “Alastair Macaulay”, in A Young, Lively Crew From Florida Steps Up and Takes Flight:
- […] 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).
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References
- "Gargouillade" in Gail Grant, 1982, Technical Dictionary of Classical Ballet, pages 58-59.
French
Etymology
From gargouiller (“to gurgle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaʁ.ɡu.jad/
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Noun
gargouillade f (plural gargouillades)
- (ballet) gargouillade
Further reading
- “gargouillade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.