cha-cha

noun

A ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm.

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cha-cha-cha
OriginSpanish cha-cha →
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Meanings

cha-cha1

nouncha-cha (plural cha-chas)

plural cha-chas

  1. danceA ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm.
  2. entertainmentThe music for this dance.
verbcha-cha (third-person singular simple present cha-chas, present participle cha-chaing, simple past and past participle cha-chaed)

present singular third person cha-chas · participle present cha-chaing · participle past cha-chaed · past cha-chaed

  1. intransitiveTo dance the cha-cha.

    Synonyms: cha-cha-cha

cha-cha2

nouncha-cha (plural cha-chas)

plural cha-chas

  1. PhilippinesabbreviationcolloquialgovernmentAbbreviation of charter change.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo dance the cha-cha.

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cha-cha-cha

More synonyms by meaning

nouna modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips

Similar
cha-cha-cha
Broader
ballroom dancingballroom dance
Also see
cha chacha cha chacha-cha-chachachachachachachá

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishcha-cha
  2. Englishcha-cha

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

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Translations

Basque txa-txa-txa
  • txa-txa-txaballroom dance
Catalan txa-txa-txa
  • txa-txa-txaballroom dance
Chinese Mandarin 恰恰舞, 恰恰音樂 /恰恰音乐
  • 恰恰舞 (qiàqiàwǔ)ballroom dance
  • 恰恰音樂 /恰恰音乐 (qiàqià yīnyuè)music
Czech čača
  • čačaballroom dance
Finnish cha-cha, cha-cha-cha
  • cha-chaballroom dance
  • cha-cha-chaballroom dance
  • cha-chamusic
  • cha-cha-chamusic
French Cha-cha-chá
  • Cha-cha-cháballroom dance
German Cha-Cha-Cha
  • Cha-Cha-Chaballroom dance
Italian cha cha cha
  • cha cha chaballroom dance
Japanese チャチャチャ, チャチャ
  • チャチャチャ (chachacha)ballroom dance
  • チャチャ (chacha)ballroom dance
Korean 차차차
  • 차차차 (chachacha)ballroom dance
Portuguese chachachá
  • chachacháballroom dance
Russian ча-ча-ча́, ча-ча-ча́
  • ча-ча-ча́ (ča-ča-čá)ballroom dance
  • ча-ча-ча́ (ča-ča-čá)music
Spanish chachachá, chachachá
  • chachacháballroom dance
  • chachachámusic
Swedish cha-cha-cha, cha-cha
  • cha-cha-chaballroom dance
  • cha-chaballroom dance
Tagalog tsatsa
  • tsatsaballroom dance
Cite this entry
APA

cha-cha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cha-cha

MLA

“cha-cha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cha-cha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cha-cha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cha-cha.

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