cancanear
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cancanear
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to stammer) (Central America) (Colombia)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
a. to stutter
No puedo evitar cancanear cada vez que le tengo que hablar a mi jefe.I can't help stuttering whenever I have to talk to my boss.
2. (colloquial) (to wander) (Andes)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to roam
Arnaldo se emborrachó y cancaneó por la calle toda la noche, sin saber dónde estaba su casa.Arnaldo got drunk and roamed through the streets all night, not knowing where his house was.
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