Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "cancanci" ita ce "damar yin ko samun wani abu; gamsar da sharuddan da suka dace ko cancanta." Hakanan yana iya nufin "sha'awa ko dacewa a matsayin abokin tarayya a cikin aure ko don wata dangantaka." Ainihin, kalmar tana nuna cewa wani ko wani abu ya cika sharuddan da ake bukata ko buƙatun don wata manufa ko matsayi.