Etymology

cha-cha

Today it means: A ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm. Full definition →

Spanish cha-cha
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  1. Spanish · derived fromcha-cha
  2. English todaycha-cha

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.