petit jeté Syllabification: (pe·tit je·té)Pronunciation: /pəˈtē ZHəˈtā/Definition of petit jeté noun Ballet a jump in which a dancer brushes one leg out to the side in the air then brings it back in again and lands on it with the other leg lifted and bent behind the body. petit jeté in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of petit jeté in the British & World English dictionary