cha-cha

See also: chacha and cha cha

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

cha-cha (plural cha-chas)

(dance) A ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm.
(music) The music for this dance.

Translations

ballroom dance

Chinese:
Mandarin: 恰恰舞 (qiàqiàwǔ)
Czech: čača (cs) f
Finnish: cha-cha, cha-cha-cha
French: Cha-cha-chá m
German: Cha-Cha-Cha (de) m
Italian: cha cha cha (it) m
Japanese: チャチャチャ (chachacha), チャチャ (chacha)
Korean: 차차차 (ko) (chachacha)
Macedonian: ча-ча-ча f (ča-ča-ča)
Marathi: चाचाचा m (cācācā)
Portuguese: chachachá (pt) m
Russian: ча-ча-ча́ (ru) m (ča-ča-čá)
Spanish: chachachá (es)
Swedish: cha-cha-cha (sv) c, cha-cha (sv) c
Tagalog: tsatsa

music

Chinese:
Mandarin: 恰恰音樂／恰恰音乐 (qiàqià yīnyuè)
Finnish: cha-cha, cha-cha-cha
Macedonian: ча-ча-ча f (ča-ča-ča)
Marathi: चाचाचा n (cācācā)
Russian: ча-ча-ча́ (ru) m (ča-ča-čá)
Spanish: chachachá (es)

Verb

cha-cha (third-person singular simple present cha-chas, present participle cha-chaing, simple past and past participle cha-chaed)

(intransitive) To dance the cha-cha.

Synonyms

cha-cha-cha

References

OED 2nd edition 1989

Etymology 2

Noun

cha-cha (plural cha-chas)

(Philippines, politics, colloquial) Abbreviation of charter change.

Finnish

Alternative forms

cha-cha-cha, cha cha cha, cha cha

Etymology

From Spanish cha-cha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑtʃɑ(ː)/, [ˈt̪ʃɑ̝t̪ʃɑ̝(ː)]
Rhymes: -ɑtʃɑ
Hyphenation^(key): cha‧cha

Noun

cha-cha

cha-cha (ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm)

Declension

Inflection of cha-cha (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative		cha-cha	cha-chat
genitive		cha-chan	cha-chaiden cha-chaitten
partitive		cha-chata	cha-chaita
illative		cha-chahan	cha-chaihin
		singular	plural
nominative		cha-cha	cha-chat
accusative	nom.	cha-cha	cha-chat
accusative	gen.	cha-chan	cha-chat
genitive		cha-chan	cha-chaiden cha-chaitten
partitive		cha-chata	cha-chaita
inessive		cha-chassa	cha-chaissa
elative		cha-chasta	cha-chaista
illative		cha-chahan	cha-chaihin
adessive		cha-challa	cha-chailla
ablative		cha-chalta	cha-chailta
allative		cha-challe	cha-chaille
essive		cha-chana	cha-chaina
translative		cha-chaksi	cha-chaiksi
abessive		cha-chatta	cha-chaitta
instructive		—	cha-chain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of cha-cha (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		cha-chani	cha-chani
accusative	nom.	cha-chani	cha-chani
accusative	gen.	cha-chani	cha-chani
genitive		cha-chani	cha-chaideni cha-chaitteni
partitive		cha-chatani	cha-chaitani
inessive		cha-chassani	cha-chaissani
elative		cha-chastani	cha-chaistani
illative		cha-chahani	cha-chaihini
adessive		cha-challani	cha-chaillani
ablative		cha-chaltani	cha-chailtani
allative		cha-challeni	cha-chailleni
essive		cha-chanani	cha-chainani
translative		cha-chakseni	cha-chaikseni
abessive		cha-chattani	cha-chaittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	cha-chaineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		cha-chasi	cha-chasi
accusative	nom.	cha-chasi	cha-chasi
accusative	gen.	cha-chasi	cha-chasi
genitive		cha-chasi	cha-chaidesi cha-chaittesi
partitive		cha-chatasi	cha-chaitasi
inessive		cha-chassasi	cha-chaissasi
elative		cha-chastasi	cha-chaistasi
illative		cha-chahasi	cha-chaihisi
adessive		cha-challasi	cha-chaillasi
ablative		cha-chaltasi	cha-chailtasi
allative		cha-challesi	cha-chaillesi
essive		cha-chanasi	cha-chainasi
translative		cha-chaksesi	cha-chaiksesi
abessive		cha-chattasi	cha-chaittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	cha-chainesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		cha-chamme	cha-chamme
accusative	nom.	cha-chamme	cha-chamme
accusative	gen.	cha-chamme	cha-chamme
genitive		cha-chamme	cha-chaidemme cha-chaittemme
partitive		cha-chatamme	cha-chaitamme
inessive		cha-chassamme	cha-chaissamme
elative		cha-chastamme	cha-chaistamme
illative		cha-chahamme	cha-chaihimme
adessive		cha-challamme	cha-chaillamme
ablative		cha-chaltamme	cha-chailtamme
allative		cha-challemme	cha-chaillemme
essive		cha-chanamme	cha-chainamme
translative		cha-chaksemme	cha-chaiksemme
abessive		cha-chattamme	cha-chaittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	cha-chainemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		cha-channe	cha-channe
accusative	nom.	cha-channe	cha-channe
accusative	gen.	cha-channe	cha-channe
genitive		cha-channe	cha-chaidenne cha-chaittenne
partitive		cha-chatanne	cha-chaitanne
inessive		cha-chassanne	cha-chaissanne
elative		cha-chastanne	cha-chaistanne
illative		cha-chahanne	cha-chaihinne
adessive		cha-challanne	cha-chaillanne
ablative		cha-chaltanne	cha-chailtanne
allative		cha-challenne	cha-chaillenne
essive		cha-chananne	cha-chainanne
translative		cha-chaksenne	cha-chaiksenne
abessive		cha-chattanne	cha-chaittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	cha-chainenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		cha-chansa	cha-chansa
accusative	nom.	cha-chansa	cha-chansa
accusative	gen.	cha-chansa	cha-chansa
genitive		cha-chansa	cha-chaidensa cha-chaittensa
partitive		cha-chataan cha-chatansa	cha-chaitaan cha-chaitansa
inessive		cha-chassaan cha-chassansa	cha-chaissaan cha-chaissansa
elative		cha-chastaan cha-chastansa	cha-chaistaan cha-chaistansa
illative		cha-chahansa	cha-chaihinsa
adessive		cha-challaan cha-challansa	cha-chaillaan cha-chaillansa
ablative		cha-chaltaan cha-chaltansa	cha-chailtaan cha-chailtansa
allative		cha-challeen cha-challensa	cha-chailleen cha-chaillensa
essive		cha-chanaan cha-chanansa	cha-chainaan cha-chainansa
translative		cha-chakseen cha-chaksensa	cha-chaikseen cha-chaiksensa
abessive		cha-chattaan cha-chattansa	cha-chaittaan cha-chaittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	cha-chaineen cha-chainensa

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Noun

cha-cha c

(dance) cha-cha

Declension

Declension of cha-cha

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	cha-cha	cha-chas
singular	definite	cha-chan	cha-chans
plural	indefinite	—	—
plural	definite	—	—

References