cha
Used to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic…Used to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic Latin dances.
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» She wanted to learn the cha-cha.
mccarras · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesUsed to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic Latin dances.
One–two–cha–cha–cha Three–four–cha–cha–cha
Examples
3 sentencesShe wanted to learn the cha-cha.
I could do with a cup of cha.
deIch hätte Lust auf eine Tasse Tee. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He's playing a cha cha cha rhythm on the drum kit.
Origin
From cha-cha (q.v.).From cha-cha (q.v.).
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Word family
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