passe-passe
French edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of passer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
passe-passe m (plural passe-passe)
- Only used in tour de passe-passe, meaning a sleight of hand, trickery, prestidigitation
Further reading edit
- “passe-passe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.