English Explanatory Dictionary

tendu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
noun
  1. Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.

Word forms

tendu tendus

Etymology

From French tendu (“stretched”).

Synonyms

Coromandel ebony East Indian ebony kendu temburini tuniki
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