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cancán
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el cancán
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (dance)
a. cancan
Me encanta ese póster de Toulouse-Lautrec con la bailarinas bailando el cancán en el Moulin Rouge.I love that Toulouse-Lautrec poster with the dancers dancing the cancan at the Moulin Rouge.
2. (clothing)
a. frilly petticoat
Las bailarinas del café francés levantaban una y otra vez las piernas y agitaban las faldas enseñando sus cancanes.The dancers at the French cafe lifted once and again their legs and shook their skirts showing their frilly petticoats.
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