cha-cha
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has cha-chaedperfect 3rd person singular
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have cha-chaedperfect
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has been cha-chaingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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is cha-chaingprogressive 3rd person singular
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am cha-chaingprogressive 1st person singular
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cha-chaingparticiple
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have been cha-chaingperfect progressive
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cha-chassingular 3rd person
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are cha-chaingprogressive
Past
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had cha-chaedperfect
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were cha-chaingprogressive plural
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had been cha-chaingperfect progressive
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was cha-chaingprogressive singular
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cha-chaedsimple
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cha-chaedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of cha-cha
First recorded in 1950–55; from Latin American Spanish (Cuban) cha-cha-cha, probably imitative of the musical accompaniment
Example Sentences
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Judge Craig Revel Horwood praised their cha-cha to 100 Degrees by Kylie and Dannii Minogue, saying it was "absolutely fierce, serving realness, serving fab-u-lous".
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024
"Maybe he can get some lessons and go over there. He can't even do the cha-cha; that's the point."
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2023
She had taken a cha-cha class at Star 15 years ago and never stopped dancing.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023
Peng, a retired preschool teacher, had taught Goodman how to salsa, rumba, cha-cha and waltz over the five years they had been dance partners.
From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023
Boy, my heart did the cha-cha, hearing that.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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