cancan C2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˈkænˌkæn/ UK /ˈkænkæn/ See IPA manual Freq #46448 Meanings 1 noun a lively French stage dance performed with high kicks, traditionally by a chorus line The performers ended the revue with a fast, exuberant cancan. 2 verb to dance the cancan The cast cancanned across the stage in a line. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a lively french stage dance... French dance 2 verb · to dance the cancan dance Word family Related forms chorus linequadrille Etymology Borrowed from French cancan, originally a word for gossip or scandal and later the name of the provocative high-kicking dance that became famous in nineteenth-century Paris. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cancan **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈkænˌkæn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkænkæn/ **Frequency rank:** 46448 ## Meanings 1. a lively French stage dance performed with high kicks, traditionally by a chorus line 2. to dance the cancan ## Examples - The performers ended the revue with a fast, exuberant cancan. - The cast cancanned across the stage in a line. ## Synonyms - French dance ## Related Forms - chorus line - quadrille ## Etymology Borrowed from French cancan, originally a word for gossip or scandal and later the name of the provocative high-kicking dance that became famous in nineteenth-century Paris. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown