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cha-cha-cha

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cha-cha

[chah-chah] noun, plural -chas, verb, -chaed, -cha⋅ing.
–noun
1. a fast ballroom dance of Latin American origin, similar to the mambo, that follows a rhythmic pattern based upon a quick three-step movement.
–verb (used without object)
2. to dance the cha-cha.
Also, cha-cha-cha.


Origin:
1950–55; < AmerSp (Cuban) cha-cha-cha, prob. imit. of the musical accompaniment
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