Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balançoire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bal-an-coire
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Swinging the working leg between front and back through first position, usually in conjunction with grands battements or attitudes and involving seesaw-like shifting of the upper body in opposition to the legs.

Etymology

Borrowed from French balançoire.

Inflected Forms

balançoires (plural)

Questions

What does balançoire mean?: Swinging the working leg between front and back through first position, usually in conjunction with grands battements or attitudes and involving seesaw-like shifting of the upper body in opposition to the legs.
Where does balançoire come from?: Borrowed from French balançoire.

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