"cancan" meaning in English

See cancan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkænˌkæn/ [Canada, General-American, General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkanˌkan/ [India, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland], /ˈkɛnˌkɛn/ [New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cancan.wav Forms: cancans [plural], can-can [alternative]
enPR: kăn′kăn′ Rhymes: -ænkæn, -ankan Etymology: Borrowed from French cancan. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|cancan}} Borrowed from French cancan Head templates: {{en-noun}} cancan (plural cancans)
  1. (dance) A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. Wikidata QID: Q333009 Translations (dance): կանկան (kankan) (Armenian), 康康舞 (kāngkāngwǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kankán [masculine] (Czech), cancan (Finnish), cancan [masculine] (French), კანკანი (ḳanḳani) (Georgian), Cancan [masculine] (German), kánkán (Hungarian), カンカン (kankan) (Japanese), フレンチカンカン (kankandansu) (Japanese), kankan [masculine] (Polish), cancã [masculine] (Portuguese), канка́н (kankán) [masculine] (Russian), cancan [common-gender] (Swedish), kankan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cancan-en-noun-en:Q333009 Categories (other): Dances, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 43 3 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 46 45 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 24 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 35 23 3 1 18 1 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 26 2 1 18 1 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 71 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 71 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 26 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 71 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 23 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 72 23 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 72 23 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 73 22 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 67 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 71 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 72 23 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 71 24 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 71 24 6 Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'dance': 100 0
  2. (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
    Sense id: en-cancan-en-noun-ofk2-JeJ Categories (other): English reduplicated coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 46 45 10

Verb

IPA: /ˈkænˌkæn/ [Canada, General-American, General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkanˌkan/ [India, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland], /ˈkɛnˌkɛn/ [New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cancan.wav Forms: cancans [present, singular, third-person], cancanning [participle, present], cancanned [participle, past], cancanned [past], can-can [alternative]
enPR: kăn′kăn′ Rhymes: -ænkæn, -ankan Etymology: Borrowed from French cancan. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|cancan}} Borrowed from French cancan Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} cancan (third-person singular simple present cancans, present participle cancanning, simple past and past participle cancanned)
  1. To dance the cancan.
    Sense id: en-cancan-en-verb-3YxgmACy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "dance",
      "word": "cancan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "dance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cancan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "ḳanḳani",
      "sense": "dance",
      "word": "კანკანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "dance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cancan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "dance",
      "word": "kánkán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "kankan",
      "sense": "dance",
      "word": "カンカン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "kankandansu",
      "sense": "dance",
      "word": "フレンチカンカン"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "dance",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "kankan"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "dance",
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "kankán",
      "sense": "dance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "канка́н"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "dance",
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      "word": "cancan"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "dance",
      "word": "kankan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cancan"
}

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    "Terms with French translations",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkænˌkæn/",
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        "General-Australian",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkanˌkan/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛnˌkɛn/",
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      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ænkæn"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ankan"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: motocross",
  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "cancan",
  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: motocross",
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