jete

See also: Jete, jetë, jeté, and jęte

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French jeté.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɛˈteɪ/

Noun

jete (plural jetes)

1. (ballet) A leap from one foot to the other in which one leg appears to be "thrown" in the direction of the movement.
   • 1990 April 13, Laura Molzahn, “Priestly Perversions”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     Finally one of the first three breaks through the barrier, but instead of a jete, he takes an incredible headfirst dive and slides along the floor.

   • 1990 August 24, Effie Mihopoulos, “American Jazz Dance World Congress '90”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     While some of the choreography was too obvious, there were stunning visual images throughout, such as Michelangelo (Paul A. Brown) being lifted in a wide jete on the arms and shoulders of a few dancers while the rest of the crowd reached imploring arms up to him.

   • 1991 March 1, Cerinda Survant, “American Ballet Theatre”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     The men quickly lower their partners from a supported jete to lying flat on the floor with no apparent landing or transition; they swing them around the floor, spinning the women in splits, then on their knees.

Anagrams

• jeet

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French jeter (“throw away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒete/

Verb

jete

1. throw away, discard

Middle English

Noun

jete

1. Alternative form of get (“jet”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀚𑁂𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• जेते (Devanagari script)
• জেতে (Bengali script)
• ජෙතෙ (Sinhalese script)
• ဇေတေ or ၹေတေ (Burmese script)
• เชเต (Thai script)
• ᨩᩮᨲᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຊເຕ (Lao script)
• ជេតេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄬𑄖𑄬 (Chakma script)

Proper noun

jete

1. locative singular of jeta

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjece]

Verb

jete

1. second-person plural present of jesť