kang-kang

See also: kangkang and kāngkāng

Cimbrian

Etymology

Perhaps from Venetan cancàn (“uproar”), of onomatopoeic origin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kang-kang m

  1. (Sette Comuni) noise, din
    Zòbel kang-kang bor nìchtsame. ― Much ado about nothing.

Further reading

  • “kang-kang” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
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