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CHA-CHA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips
Synonyms:
cha-cha; cha-cha-cha
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cha-cha" is a kind of...):
ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)
Derivation:
cha-cha (dance the cha-cha)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they cha-cha ... he / she / it cha-chas
Past simple: cha-cha-ed
Past participle: cha-cha-ed
-ing form: cha-cha-ing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dance the cha-cha
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "cha-cha" is one way to...):
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
cha-cha (a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips)
