pirouettenounfeminine/piɾuetɐ/lowpi·ru·e·taPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA full turn of the body on one foot, common in dance and skating.The dancer performed a flawless pirouette.The skater executed multiple pirouettes on the ice.synspinturnCommon collocationsperform a pirouettepirouette on iceEtymologyDo francês 'pirouette'.Related wordspiruetar