chicane
See also: chicané
English
![](../I/m/One-lane_chicane_1.jpg)
a chicane in a roadway
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɪˈkeɪn/, /t͡ʃɪˈkeɪn/
- Rhymes: -eɪn
Noun
chicane (countable and uncountable, plural chicanes)
Translations
a temporary barrier or serpentine curve
Verb
chicane (third-person singular simple present chicanes, present participle chicaning, simple past and past participle chicaned)
- (intransitive) To use chicanery, tricks or subterfuge.
- (transitive) To deceive.
French
Etymology
From chicaner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃi.kan/
Audio (file)
Verb
chicane
Noun
chicane f (plural chicanes)
Further reading
chicane on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr- “chicane” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
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