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chicane.

Chicane (obstruction designed to reduce speed), double road bend

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃi.kan/
  1. Chicane (obstruction designed to reduce speed), double road bend

    feminine
  2. bickering, quibbling, especially as delay tactic

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From chicaner, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skikkijan. Related to French chic.

verb/ʃi.kan/
  1. inflection of chicaner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of chicaner: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From chicaner, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skikkijan. Related to French chic.

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