cancanement

French

Etymology

From cancaner (“to gossip; to quack”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.kan.mɑ̃/

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Noun

cancanement m (plural cancanements)

1. quacking (making the sound of ducks)
2. gossiping

Further reading

• “cancanement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.