pas de chat

noun

ˌpä-də-ˈsha 

plural pas de chat ˌpä-də-ˈsha 

: a ballet leap from one foot to the other in which the feet are drawn up and the knees are bent so that the legs form a diamond

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, cat's step

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pas de chat

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat