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chak-chak

chak-chak noun: a musical instrument filled with seeds or grain and used as a rattle in traditional Saint Lucian music.

Noun (1)

chak-chak (plural chak-chaks)

  1. (Saint Lucia) A musical instrument filled with seeds or grain and used as a rattle in traditional Saint Lucian music.

Noun (2)

chak-chak

  1. A traditional Tatar fried sweet made with honey.

Forms of chak-chak

pluralchak-chaks

Origin of chak-chak

Imitative.

Borrowed from Russian чак-ча́к (čak-čák), from Tatar чәкчәк (çäkçäk).

Questions about chak-chak

What does chak-chak mean?
Chak-chak means a musical instrument filled with seeds or grain and used as a rattle in traditional Saint Lucian music.
What part of speech is chak-chak?
Chak-chak is a noun.
What is the plural of chak-chak?
The plural of chak-chak is chak-chaks.

Words near chak-chak in the dictionary

  1. chajangmyon
  2. chajangmyun
  3. chajas
  4. Chajkovskij
  5. Chajnantor
  6. chak-chak
  7. chak-chaks
  8. chakacha
  9. chakalaka
  10. chakana
  11. chakanas

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