I try to pronounce the word, and perhaps it is a semi-phonetical spelling of a poorly pronounced "tour jete'".

Just in case, a "tour jete'" is a ballet step that involves turning ("tour") and jumping ("jete'").

Here is a more involved definition:

TOUR JETE' which is an older colloquial term for JETE' ENTRELACE' (Russian
School) GRAND JETE' DESUS EN TOURNANT (French School) or GRANDE JETE' EN
TOUNANT EN ARRIERRE (Cecchetti School) or : - Grande jete' turning.
Changes direction by turning the body and switching the legs in the air.
1) Brush, Battement en avant, jump, Battement en arriere, land). 2) May be
initiated with a running (couru) step, glissade step or for consecutive
tour jete', with Failli. Step fondu, brush leading leg en avant, jump
bringing the following leg to pass it while rotating the hips en dedans,
switching that following leg to arabesque and landing on the opposite leg
in arabesque. Can be done splitting the legs, or beaten; is usually done
('a voyage') moving across the floor or en menage (in a circle) and
sometimes en place reptite' (repeated in place). Initiate like a grande
jete', but soon after jumping, grande battement the following leg en
arriere while turning 180 degrees en dedans (inside), land with the
following leg derriere.