cha-cha

ˈtʃɑː ˌtʃɑː

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of cha-cha - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

danceballroom dance with small fast steps

They learned the cha-cha for the competition.

ballroom dance

cha-cha-cha

rhythmmusic used for a lively partner dance with syncopated steps

The band played a cha-cha that got everyone on the floor..

cha-cha-cha

Verb

intr.

dancestep in quick, rhythmic Latin-style steps with a partner

They love to cha-cha at parties.

dance

step

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cha-cha-cha

Latin-American dance with small steps and hip movements

They learned the cha-cha-cha at the dance class.

Origin of cha-cha

Spanish, cha-cha (dance) + cha (sound)

Examples of cha-cha in a sentence

She taught the children the basic steps of the cha-cha.
They danced to a lively cha-cha.
A cha-cha tune filled the room.
She decided to cha-cha across the dance floor.
We learned how to cha-cha in our dance class.

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French:cha-cha, danser le cha-cha, ...
German:Cha-Cha, Cha-Cha tanzen, ...
Italian:cha-cha-cha, ballare il cha-cha, ...
Spanish:cha-cha, bailar cha-cha, ...
Portuguese:cha-cha, dançar cha-cha, ...
Chinese:恰恰舞, 跳恰恰舞, ...
Japanese:チャチャ, チャチャを踊る, ...
Arabic:تْشاتْشا, رَقَصَ التْشَا تْشَا, ...
Hebrew:צָ'ה צָ'ה, לִרְקוֹד צֶ׳ה צֶ׳ה, ...
Russian:ча-ча, танцевать ча-ча, ...
Ukrainian:ча-ча, танцювати ча-ча, ...
Hindi:चा-चा-चा, चा-चा करना, ...
Bengali:চা-চা, চা-চা নাচা, ...
Catalan:txa-txa-txa, ballar el txa-txa, ...
Czech:čača, tančit čaču, ...
Danish:cha-cha, danse cha-cha, ...
Dutch:cha-cha, cha-cha-cha'en, ...
Greek:τσα-τσα, χορεύω τσα-τσα, ...
Hungarian:csacsacsa, csacsacsázni, ...
Khmer:របាំឆាឆា, រាំឆាឆា, ...
Korean:차차, 차차 춤추다, ...
Persian:چاچا, چاچا رقصیدن, ...
Polish:cha-cha, tańczyć cha-chę, ...
Portuguese (BR):cha-cha, dançar cha-cha, ...
Romanian:cha-cha, a dansa cha-cha, ...
Swedish:cha-cha, dansa cha-cha, ...
Thai:ชะชะช่า, เต้นชะชะชา, ...
Turkish:cha-cha, cha-cha yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:điệu cha-cha, nhảy cha-cha, ...

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