guaracha
Americannoun
plural
guarachas-
a vigorous Cuban dance in triple meter.
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the music for this dance.
Etymology
Origin of guaracha
1820–30; < Spanish, equivalent to Old Spanish guar place + hacha a kind of dance
Example Sentences
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However, he was not too fond of the emerging term, which seemed to cram different styles like mambo, charanga, rumba, guaracha and danzón into one single category.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
As one of the originators of the post-revolutionary genre nueva trova, he combined elements of Cuban son and guaracha with soul, jazz and folk rock.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022
She said “Pepas” exploded in popularity not because it’s about drugs but because it has a unique sound blending electronic dance music with guaracha, a popular Cuban music style.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022
A century later, the guaracha became a Cuban dance, and you’ve surely heard its influence in popular Cuban music.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2020
She dances for days to her Beny More records, her hands in position for an impossibly lanky partner, to “Rebel Heart,” her slippers scraping the floor, to “Treat Me As I Am,” a buoyant guaracha.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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