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chacha

Syllables: Cha·Cha

chacha noun: a traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace.

chacha: a traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace
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Noun (1)

chacha (countable and uncountable, plural chachas)

  1. A traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace.
    Synonyms:
    Georgian brandy, Georgian vodka, grape vodka, vine vodka

Noun (2)

chacha (plural chachas)

  1. A type of cylindrical metal rattle, derived from an instrument in the Haitian musical tradition, and used to play rhythm in certain Cuban genres (and in other nearby countries).
    • Display rhythm instruments from other cultures, such as Tibetan singing bowls; carved frog and cricket wood rasps from Indonesia; rain sticks and goat hoof chachas rattles from Bolivia; the telavi from Ghana; and woven shakers from Africa, Brazil, and India.2012, Joan Bouza Koster, Growing Artists: Teaching the Arts to Young Children, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 299

Noun (3)

chacha (plural chachas)

  1. (India) An uncle, especially one's father's younger brother.
    • "Mama!" shouted Papi running forward, dragging Kaku along with him. Well, you can just imagine the happy scene! […] Looking across the courtyard he caught his chacha's eyes and they smiled and twinkled at him in secret understanding.1958, The Illustrated Weekly of India
    • She also admires her chachas—Sajjan's engineering bent of mind, Ratan's financial acumen and Naveen's abilities as a great communicator.2011, Sonia Golani, Corporate Divas, Penguin UK, →ISBN

Noun (4) capitalized: ChaCha

ChaCha (plural ChaChas)

  1. (Philippines, abbreviation) Abbreviation of charter change.

Proper noun capitalized: Chacha

Chacha (plural Chachas)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of chacha

  • Georgian brandy
  • Georgian vodka
  • grape vodka
  • vine vodka

Forms of chacha

Noun
pluralchachas
pluralChaChas
Proper noun
pluralChachas

Origin of chacha

Borrowed from Georgian ჭაჭა (č̣ač̣a).

From Hindi चाचा (cācā).

Questions about chacha

What does chacha mean?
Chacha means a traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace.
What part of speech is chacha?
Chacha can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of chacha?
The plural of chacha is chachas.

Words near chacha in the dictionary

  1. chace
  2. chaced
  3. chaces
  4. Chacewater
  5. Chach
  6. chacha
  7. chachacha
  8. chachachas
  9. chachachá
  10. chachachás
  11. chachalaca

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