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cancanista

Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃.kaˈnis.tɐ/

cancanista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “can-can dancer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does cancanista mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculinecan-can dancer

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinecancan

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of cancanista

  • cancanistas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cancanista?

  • Brazil /kɐ̃.kaˈnis.tɐ/
  • /kɐ̃.kaˈniʃ.tɐ/
  • Portugal /kɐ̃.kɐˈniʃ.tɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.