Cha-cha

noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm.
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of charter change. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial
  3. 3
    a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips wordnet
  4. 4
    The music for this dance.
Verb
  1. 1
    To dance the cha-cha. intransitive
  2. 2
    dance the cha-cha wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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