cachucha

[ kuh-choo-chuh; Spanish kah-choo-chah ]

noun

, plural ca·chu·chas [k, uh, -, choo, -ch, uh, z, kah-, choo, -chahs].

1. an Andalusian dance resembling the bolero.
2. the music for this dance.

cachucha

/ kəˈtʃuːtʃə /

noun

1. a graceful Spanish solo dance in triple time
2. music composed for this dance

Word History and Origins

Origin of cachucha¹

1830–40; < Spanish: perhaps literally, fragment; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of cachucha¹

C19: from Spanish

Example Sentences

The Cachucha is a refined species of Fandango; but it is seldom witnessed in Spain, except on the stage.

From Project Gutenberg

The re-union is celebrated by a boisterous dance (the cachucha).

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I saw Fanny Elssler dance the cracovienne and the cachucha, and it is a memory which will linger with me always.

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