cha-cha

[ chah-chah ]

/ ˈtʃɑˌtʃɑ /

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noun, plural cha-chas.

a fast ballroom dance of Latin American origin, similar to the mambo, that follows a rhythmic pattern based upon a quick three-step movement.

verb (used without object), cha-chaed, cha-cha·ing.

to dance the cha-cha.

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Origin of cha-cha

First recorded in 1950–55; from Latin American Spanish (Cuban) cha-cha-cha, probably imitative of the musical accompaniment

I worked in CHA housing projects for five years, processing public assistance applications.
Book Bag: Gritty Essentials About the Windy City|Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“REVEALED; Why Blaz cha-ching, er, cha-changed his tune on horses,” the headline read.
Central Park’s Carriages Saved This Horse|Michael Daly|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I worked in CHA Housing Projects for five years, processing public assistance applications.
Crime and Punishment, Chicago Style: Five Books on Life in Chi-Town|Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Millennials delighted in watching their favorite Science Guy cha-cha-cha on DWTS.
Bill Nye on ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ Fabulous Things & Being Popular|Kevin Fallon|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Its origins and etymology are veiled in mystery: cha is Chinese for “tea,” but debates rage over those first two syllables.
Is Celebrity Favorite Kombucha Really a Health and Anti-Aging Cure?|Anneli Rufus|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Foo Cha looked at him in despair; it was certainly not Knigenstein, nor was there any sign of his carriage in the street.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Foo Cha tried to shut the door in his face, but it was like pushing against a mountain.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Antechapel, an′te-cha-pl, n. the outer part of the west end of a college chapel.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
He stopped once to pick a splinter out of his thumb and Jeffords, who was coming up, asked, "Ain't cha got no gloves?"
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser
Thus armed, they secretly entered the house of Cha´ron, one of their friends in Thebes.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber