penchée
/pɒ̃ˈʃeɪ/ /pɒnˈʃeɪ/(also penché) Ballet
adjective
Attributive and as postpositive. Of an arabesque: that involves or is performed leaning forward.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Tomaroff's Simplified Dictionary Dancing. From French penchée, feminine of penché, past participle of pencher to lean.