chacha

See also: cha-cha and cha cha

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Georgian ჭაჭა (č̣ač̣a).

A Georgian woman holding chacha (beverage)

Noun

chacha (countable and uncountable, plural chachas)

1. A traditional clear strong liquor.

   Synonyms: Georgian brandy, Georgian vodka, grape vodka, vine vodka

Translations

Georgian grape vodka

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• Belarusian: чача f (čača)
• Chinese:

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• Finnish: chacha (fi)
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• Galician: chacha (gl)
• Georgian: ჭაჭა (č̣ač̣a)
• German: Tschatscha f
• Polish: czacza f
• Russian: ча́ча (ru) f (čáča)
• Ukrainian: чача (uk) f (čača)

Etymology 2

Noun

chacha (plural chachas)

1. (music, Cuba) A type of cylindrical metal rattle, derived from Haitian music and used to play rhythm in certain Cuban genres.

Usage notes

There is also an unrelated Cuban genre of music called cha-cha.

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Aymara

Noun

chacha

1. man, husband

References

• "chacha" in Diccionario Aymara-Español

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

chacha

1. pitahaya.

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Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃatʃa/

Etymology

From Hindi चाचा (cācā)

Noun

chacha

1. uncle

   Synonyms: mama, tonton

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Spanish

Etymology

Shortened form of muchacha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃa]

Noun

chacha f (plural chachas)

1. (derogatory) maid; cleaning lady (female servant or cleaner)

   Synonyms: domestica, empleada, empleada doméstica

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Swahili

Verb

-chacha (infinitive kuchacha)

1. to ferment, turn sour

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chacha
Positive present -nachacha Subjunctive -chache Negative -chachi Imperative singular chacha
Infinitives
Positive kuchacha Negative kutochacha
Imperatives
Singular chacha Plural chacheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchacha Positive past positive subject concord + -lichacha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchacha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachacha) Singular Plural 1st person ninachacha/nachacha tunachacha 2nd person unachacha mnachacha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachacha wanachacha other classes positive subject concord + -nachacha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chachi) Singular Plural 1st person sichachi hatuchachi 2nd person huchachi hamchachi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachachi hawachachi other classes negative subject concord + -chachi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachacha Negative future negative subject concord + -tachacha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chache) Singular Plural 1st person nichache tuchache 2nd person uchache mchache 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achache wachache other classes positive subject concord + -chache
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichache Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechacha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechacha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichacha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichacha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achacha) Singular Plural 1st person nachacha twachacha 2nd person wachacha mwachacha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achacha wachacha m-mi(III/IV) wachacha yachacha ji-ma(V/VI) lachacha yachacha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachacha vyachacha n(IX/X) yachacha zachacha u(XI) wachacha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachacha pa(XVI) pachacha mu(XVIII) mwachacha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechacha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachacha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachacha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichacha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochacha Consecutive kachacha / positive subject concord + -kachacha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachache
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichacha -tuchacha 2nd person -kuchacha -wachacha/-kuchacheni/-wachacheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchacha -wachacha m-mi(III/IV) -uchacha -ichacha ji-ma(V/VI) -lichacha -yachacha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichacha -vichacha n(IX/X) -ichacha -zichacha u(XI) -uchacha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchacha pa(XVI) -pachacha mu(XVIII) -muchacha Reflexive -jichacha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chacha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chachaye -chachao m-mi(III/IV) -chachao -chachayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chachalo -chachayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chachacho -chachavyo n(IX/X) -chachayo -chachazo u(XI) -chachao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chachako pa(XVI) -chachapo mu(XVIII) -chachamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chacha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechacha -ochacha m-mi(III/IV) -ochacha -yochacha ji-ma(V/VI) -lochacha -yochacha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochacha -vyochacha n(IX/X) -yochacha -zochacha u(XI) -ochacha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochacha pa(XVI) -pochacha mu(XVIII) -mochacha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Swazi

Verb

-chacha

1. to loosen

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχaχa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈχaːχa/, /ˈχaχa/

Verb

chacha

1. Aspirate mutation of cacha.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cacha	gacha	nghacha	chacha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Xhosa

Verb

-chacha^?

1. recover

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.