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

   1 more example

   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.