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Word: Cancan
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French, child's word for canard ‘duck’, from Old French caner ‘to quack’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkankan
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a lively, high-kicking stage dance originating in 19th-century Parisian music halls and performed by women in long skirts and petticoats
Short Definition:lively, high-kicking stage dance originating in 19th-century Parisian music halls and performed by women
Examples:- people were dancing the cancan
- cancan dancers
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