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Meaning of pas de ciseaux in English:

pas de ciseaux

(also pas ciseaux)

Pronunciation /ˌpɑː də ˈsiːzəʊ/ /ˌpa də ˈsiːzəʊ/

noun

Dance

  • A jump in which a dancer opens his or her legs wide apart in the air, like the opening of a pair of scissors.

Origin

Late 19th century. From French pas de ciseaux from pas step + de + ciseaux.