pirouette
noun/ˌpɪruˈet/
/ˌpɪruˈet/
- a fast turn in a circle that a person, especially a ballet dancer, makes on one footWord Originmid 17th cent.: from French, literally ‘spinning top’, of unknown ultimate origin.
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