how to pronounce chicaner

/ʃi.ka.ne/

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chicaner is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of chicaner

verb:

To get (someone) into an argument.
To quibble, squabble (to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner).

chicaner frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word chicaner occurs in french on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.