CANCAN


Meaning of CANCAN in English

/ ˈkænkæn; NAmE / noun

(often the cancan ) [ sing. ] a fast dance in which a line of women kick their legs high in the air

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from French , child's word for canard duck, from Old French caner to quack.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.