guaracha

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

noun,plural gua·ra·chas [gwuh-rah-chuhz; Spanish gwah-rah-chahs]. /gwəˈrɑ tʃəz; Spanish gwɑˈrɑ tʃɑs/.
  1. a vigorous Cuban dance in triple meter.

  2. the music for this dance.

Origin of guaracha

1
1820–30; <Spanish, equivalent to Old Spanish guar place + hacha a kind of dance

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