passe-passe

French

Etymology

Reduplication of passer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pas.pas/, /pɑs.pɑs/

Noun

passe-passe m (plural passe-passe)

Only used in tour de passe-passe, meaning a sleight of hand, trickery, prestidigitation

Further reading

“passe-passe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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