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cha-cha

cha-cha noun: a ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm. Also the abbreviation of charter change.

Noun

cha-cha (plural cha-chas)

  1. A ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm.
  2. The music for this dance.

Verb

cha-cha (third-person singular simple present cha-chas, present participle cha-chaing, simple past and past participle cha-chaed)

  1. (intransitive) To dance the cha-cha.
    Synonyms:
    cha-cha-cha

Also used as

cha-cha is also the abbreviation of charter change.

cha-cha meaning in Marathi and Tagalog

cha-cha in Marathi

ballroom dance
चाचाचा cācācā
music
चाचाचा cācācā

cha-cha in Tagalog

ballroom dance
tsatsa

Synonyms of cha-cha

Forms of cha-cha

Noun
pluralcha-chas
Verb
third-person singular presentcha-chas
present participlecha-chaing
past participlecha-chaed
pastcha-chaed

Origin of cha-cha

From Cuban/Latin American Spanish cha-cha, imitative of the music.

Questions about cha-cha

What does cha-cha mean?
Cha-cha means a ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm.
What is cha-cha in Marathi?
Cha-cha in Marathi is चाचाचा (cācācā). See Cha-cha meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is cha-cha?
Cha-cha can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cha-cha?
The plural of cha-cha is cha-chas.

Words near cha-cha in the dictionary

  1. cha chaan tengs
  2. cha chas
  3. cha shao
  4. cha'm
  5. cha'ms
  6. cha-cha
  7. cha-cha-cha
  8. cha-cha-chas
  9. cha-chaed
  10. cha-chaing
  11. cha-chas

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