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somersault

so·mer·sault

UK/ˈsʌməˌsɒlt/ US/ˈsʌməˌsɔːlt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

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verb

1.

do a somersault

Origin

From French sombresault (now obsolete, compare French sursaut, soubresaut), from Old Occitan sobresalt, from sobre- (“over, above”) + salt (“jump”), from Latin suprā (“over”) + saltus (“jump”). Doublet of soubresaut. Cognate with Spanish sobresaltar (“to spook, startle”) and Portuguese sobressaltar (“to spook, scare, jump over”).

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