cucaracha

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noun

A Mexican ballroom and nightclub dance.

OriginSpanish cucaracha →
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Meanings

nouncucaracha (plural cucarachas)

plural cucarachas

  1. A Mexican ballroom and nightclub dance.

Origin

  1. Spanishcucaracha“cockroach”
  2. Englishcucaracha

Borrowed from Spanish cucaracha (“cockroach”). Doublet of cockroach.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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