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tendu

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.

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Qualifier: ballet

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Meaning 2

Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.

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History

Etymology

From French tendu (“stretched”).

Borrowed from Hindi तेंदू (tendū), from Sanskrit तिन्दुक (tinduka).