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guaracha

[ gwuh-rah-chuh; Spanish gwah-rah-chah ]

noun

, plural gua·ra·chas [gw, uh, -, rah, -ch, uh, z, gwah-, rah, -chahs].
  1. a vigorous Cuban dance in triple meter.
  2. the music for this dance.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of guaracha1

1820–30; < Spanish, equivalent to Old Spanish guar place + hacha a kind of dance

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