passe-passe
French
Etymology
Reduplication of passer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pas.pas/, /pɑs.pɑs/
Noun
passe-passe m (plural passe-passe)
- Only used in tour de passe-passe, meaning a sleight of hand, trickery, prestidigitation
Further reading
- “passe-passe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.