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tcha-tcha

tcha-tcha noun: in Haiti, the small flowering tree Albizia lebbeck.

Noun

tcha-tcha (plural tcha-tchas)

  1. In Haiti, the small flowering tree Albizia lebbeck.
    • The plants were easier to identify. One was a species of Albizzia known in Haiti as tcha-tcha, and planted as a shade tree throughout the country.1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 95
    • Haitians cheered and waved tcha-tcha branches, symbols of joy, as their first freely elected leader, above, gives a victory wave from the balcony of the National Palace.1994 October 3, Time, page 29
  2. A type of rattle or maraca used in Haitian music.

Forms of tcha-tcha

pluraltcha-tchas

Questions about tcha-tcha

What does tcha-tcha mean?
Tcha-tcha means in Haiti, the small flowering tree Albizia lebbeck.
What part of speech is tcha-tcha?
Tcha-tcha is a noun.
What is the plural of tcha-tcha?
The plural of tcha-tcha is tcha-tchas.

Words near tcha-tcha in the dictionary

  1. tcf
  2. tcfg
  3. TCG
  4. TCGs
  5. tch
  6. tcha-tcha
  7. tcha-tchas
  8. Tchadian
  9. tchagra
  10. tchagras
  11. tchah

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