cha-cha

See also: chacha and cha cha

English

Etymology

From Cuban/Latin American Spanish cha-cha, imitative of the music. From the first three letters each of charter change for the third definition.

Noun

cha-cha (plural cha-chas)

  1. (dance) A ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm.
  2. (music) The music for this dance.
  3. (Philippines, colloquial) constitutional reform; processes to amend the Philippine constitution.

Translations

Verb

cha-cha (third-person singular simple present cha-chas, present participle cha-chaing, simple past and past participle cha-chaed)

  1. (intransitive) To dance the cha-cha.

Synonyms

References
  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish cha-cha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑtʃɑ(ː)/, [ˈt̪ʃɑ̝t̪ʃɑ̝(ː)]
  • Syllabification(key): cha‧cha

Noun

cha-cha

  1. cha-cha (ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm)

Declension
Inflection of cha-cha (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative cha-cha cha-chat
genitive cha-chan cha-chaiden
cha-chaitten
partitive cha-chata cha-chaita
illative cha-chahan cha-chaihin
singular plural
nominative cha-cha cha-chat
accusative nom. cha-cha cha-chat
gen. cha-chan
genitive cha-chan cha-chaiden
cha-chaitten
partitive cha-chata cha-chaita
inessive cha-chassa cha-chaissa
elative cha-chasta cha-chaista
illative cha-chahan cha-chaihin
adessive cha-challa cha-chailla
ablative cha-chalta cha-chailta
allative cha-challe cha-chaille
essive cha-chana cha-chaina
translative cha-chaksi cha-chaiksi
abessive cha-chatta cha-chaitta
instructive — cha-chain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of cha-cha (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative cha-chani cha-chani
accusative nom. cha-chani cha-chani
gen. cha-chani
genitive cha-chani cha-chaideni
cha-chaitteni
partitive cha-chatani cha-chaitani
inessive cha-chassani cha-chaissani
elative cha-chastani cha-chaistani
illative cha-chahani cha-chaihini
adessive cha-challani cha-chaillani
ablative cha-chaltani cha-chailtani
allative cha-challeni cha-chailleni
essive cha-chanani cha-chainani
translative cha-chakseni cha-chaikseni
abessive cha-chattani cha-chaittani
instructive — —
comitative — cha-chaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative cha-chasi cha-chasi
accusative nom. cha-chasi cha-chasi
gen. cha-chasi
genitive cha-chasi cha-chaidesi
cha-chaittesi
partitive cha-chatasi cha-chaitasi
inessive cha-chassasi cha-chaissasi
elative cha-chastasi cha-chaistasi
illative cha-chahasi cha-chaihisi
adessive cha-challasi cha-chaillasi
ablative cha-chaltasi cha-chailtasi
allative cha-challesi cha-chaillesi
essive cha-chanasi cha-chainasi
translative cha-chaksesi cha-chaiksesi
abessive cha-chattasi cha-chaittasi
instructive — —
comitative — cha-chainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative cha-chamme cha-chamme
accusative nom. cha-chamme cha-chamme
gen. cha-chamme
genitive cha-chamme cha-chaidemme
cha-chaittemme
partitive cha-chatamme cha-chaitamme
inessive cha-chassamme cha-chaissamme
elative cha-chastamme cha-chaistamme
illative cha-chahamme cha-chaihimme
adessive cha-challamme cha-chaillamme
ablative cha-chaltamme cha-chailtamme
allative cha-challemme cha-chaillemme
essive cha-chanamme cha-chainamme
translative cha-chaksemme cha-chaiksemme
abessive cha-chattamme cha-chaittamme
instructive — —
comitative — cha-chainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative cha-channe cha-channe
accusative nom. cha-channe cha-channe
gen. cha-channe
genitive cha-channe cha-chaidenne
cha-chaittenne
partitive cha-chatanne cha-chaitanne
inessive cha-chassanne cha-chaissanne
elative cha-chastanne cha-chaistanne
illative cha-chahanne cha-chaihinne
adessive cha-challanne cha-chaillanne
ablative cha-chaltanne cha-chailtanne
allative cha-challenne cha-chaillenne
essive cha-chananne cha-chainanne
translative cha-chaksenne cha-chaiksenne
abessive cha-chattanne cha-chaittanne
instructive — —
comitative — cha-chainenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative cha-chansa cha-chansa
accusative nom. cha-chansa cha-chansa
gen. cha-chansa
genitive cha-chansa cha-chaidensa
cha-chaittensa
partitive cha-chataan
cha-chatansa		 cha-chaitaan
cha-chaitansa
inessive cha-chassaan
cha-chassansa		 cha-chaissaan
cha-chaissansa
elative cha-chastaan
cha-chastansa		 cha-chaistaan
cha-chaistansa
illative cha-chahansa cha-chaihinsa
adessive cha-challaan
cha-challansa		 cha-chaillaan
cha-chaillansa
ablative cha-chaltaan
cha-chaltansa		 cha-chailtaan
cha-chailtansa
allative cha-challeen
cha-challensa		 cha-chailleen
cha-chaillensa
essive cha-chanaan
cha-chanansa		 cha-chainaan
cha-chainansa
translative cha-chakseen
cha-chaksensa		 cha-chaikseen
cha-chaiksensa
abessive cha-chattaan
cha-chattansa		 cha-chaittaan
cha-chaittansa
instructive — —
comitative — cha-chaineen
cha-chainensa

Swedish

Noun

cha-cha c

  1. (dance) cha-cha

Declension
Declension of cha-cha 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative cha-cha cha-chan — —
Genitive cha-chas cha-chans — —

References
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