Ballet a leap straight upward during which the dancer crosses the legs and beats the calves together a number of times
Origin of entrechat
French earlier entrechasse, altered (as if from entre, between, among + chasser from Old French chacier, chase) from Italian (capriola) intrecciata, literally , intertwined (leap) from intrecciare from in-, in + treccia, a plait: see tress