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tendu en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From French tendu (“stretched”).

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:ballet) 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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tendu en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.
    • […]the milky stems of Ak and Thubar, and all parts of the Tendu, have a noxious effect on the water. The Tendu is said to be so poisonous that if a branch fall into the water the fish of the tank will die. 1866 January 29, W. McNeile, Best Means of Keeping Water Sweet when Stored in Tanks, page 12:
    • More than 3 million workers are involved in the tendu leaf collection. 2004, Kaushik Basu, India's Emerging Economy, Penguin Random House LLC, →ISBN, page 309:

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Synonyms

tuniki · temburini · East Indian ebony · Coromandel ebony · kendu