tombé

See also: tombe

English

Etymology

French tombé

Noun

tombé (plural tombés)

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

French

Pronunciation
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Participle

tombé (feminine tombée, masculine plural tombés, feminine plural tombées)

  1. past participle of tomber

Further reading

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French tomber (“to fall”), compare Haitian Creole tonbe.

Verb

tombé

  1. to fall

References
  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tomblel.

Noun

tombé m (plural tombieaux)

  1. (Jersey) gravestone
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