cachucha
Americannoun
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an Andalusian dance resembling the bolero.
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the music for this dance.
noun
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a graceful Spanish solo dance in triple time
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music composed for this dance
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of cachucha
1830–40; < Spanish: perhaps literally, fragment; of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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After the cachucha is simmered until soft, the bones are removed.
From Time Magazine Archive
The music of the cachucha is played, and the dance begins.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
As for El Oleano, this is a sort of cachucha; and it certainly gives Donna Lola Montez an opportunity of introducing herself to the public under a very captivating aspect....
From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace
The Cancan has taken its place on the boards of every stage in the city, apparently to stay; and the exquisite jota and cachucha are giving way to the bestialities of the casino cadet.
From Castilian Days by Hay, John
The cachucha is a beautiful dance when rightly done.
From The Westerners by White, Stewart Edward
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