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Meaning of cancan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkænˌkæn

Definitions

  1. A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
  2. A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.

Equivalents

Čeština kankán
Deutsch Cancan
Suomi cancan
Français cancan
Magyar kánkán
Հայերեն կանկան
日本語 かんかん フレンチカンカン
Polski kankan
Português cancã
Русский канкан
Svenska cancan
Türkçe kankan

Examples

“They formed up, in perfect silence, in two lines, facing each other between us and the fire, and then the dance - a sort of infernal and fiendish cancan - began.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

cancaneuse cancel cancel culture cancel out cancelability Cancelable

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