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Where does “пируэт” come from?

пируэт (Russian) comes from French pirouette, from French pirouelle.

пируэт (Russian): pirouette

Definitions

  1. pirouette

Ancestry of “пируэт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchpirouetteA whirling or turning on the toes in dancing; A...
2Frenchpirouelle—
Every word from French pirouelle →