Etymology

chak-chak

Today it means: A musical instrument filled with seeds or grain and used as a rattle in traditional Saint Lucian music. Full definition →

Russian чак-ча́к ← Tatar чәкчәк
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chak-chak · noun1

Imitative.

chak-chak · noun2

  1. Tatar · derived fromчәкчәк
  2. Russian · borrowed fromчак-ча́к
  3. English todaychak-chak

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

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