grand jeté

[Fr. grahn zhuh-tey]

grand je·té

[Fr. grahn zhuh-tey]
noun, plural grands je·tés [Fr. grahn zhuh-tey] . Ballet.
a jump or jeté, preceded by a grand battement or high kick, in which a dancer leaps from one leg and lands on the other.

Origin:
1925–30; < French
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