fouetté

noun

fouet·​té (ˌ)fwe-ˈtā 

: a quick whipping movement of the raised leg in ballet usually accompanying a pirouette

Word History

Etymology

French, from past participle of fouetter to whip, from Middle French, from fouet whip, from Old French, from fou beech, from Latin fagus — more at beech

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above