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Where does “piruett” come from?

piruett (Swedish) comes from French pirouette, from French pirouelle.

piruett (Swedish): a pirouette; a whirling or turning on the toes...

Definitions

  1. a pirouette; a whirling or turning on the toes...

Ancestry of “piruett”, step by step

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