cachucha

[ kuh-choo-chuh; Spanish kah-choo-chah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ca·chu·chas [k, uh, -, choo, -ch, uh, z, kah-, choo, -chahs].

cachucha

/ kəˈtʃuːtʃə /

1830–40; < Spanish: perhaps literally, fragment; of obscure origin

C19: from Spanish

The Cachucha is a refined species of Fandango; but it is seldom witnessed in Spain, except on the stage.

The re-union is celebrated by a boisterous dance (the cachucha).

I saw Fanny Elssler dance the cracovienne and the cachucha, and it is a memory which will linger with me always.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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