cha-cha

See also: chacha and cha cha

English

Etymology

From Cuban/Latin American Spanish cha-cha, imitative of the music. From the first three letters each of charter change for the third definition.

Noun

cha-cha (plural cha-chas)

1. (dance) A ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm.
2. (music) The music for this dance.
3. (Philippines, colloquial) constitutional reform; processes to amend the Philippine constitution.

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)

1. (intransitive) To dance the cha-cha.

Synonyms

• cha-cha-cha

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Finnish

Alternative forms

• cha-cha-cha, cha cha cha, cha cha

Etymology

From Spanish cha-cha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑtʃɑ(ː)/, [ˈt̪ʃɑ̝t̪ʃɑ̝(ː)]
• Syllabification^(key): cha‧cha

Noun

cha-cha

1. 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
	gen.	cha-chan
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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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

Swedish

Noun

cha-cha c

1. (dance) cha-cha

Declension

Declension of cha-cha
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	cha-cha	cha-chan	—	—
Genitive	cha-chas	cha-chans	—	—

References

• cha-cha in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• cha-cha in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)