CHA-CHA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cha-cha mean? 

• CHA-CHA (noun)
  The noun CHA-CHA has 1 sense:

1. a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips

  Familiarity information: CHA-CHA used as a noun is very rare.

• CHA-CHA (verb)
  The verb CHA-CHA has 1 sense:

1. dance the cha-cha

  Familiarity information: CHA-CHA used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHA-CHA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cha-cha; cha-cha-cha

Hypernyms ("cha-cha" is a kind of...):

ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)

Derivation:

cha-cha (dance the cha-cha)

• CHA-CHA (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they cha-cha    ... he / she / it cha-chas   
Past simple: cha-cha-ed   
Past participle: cha-cha-ed   
-ing form: cha-cha-ing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dance the cha-cha

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "cha-cha" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

cha-cha (a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips)