cachucha
[ kuh-choo-chuh; Spanish kah-choo-chah ]
/ kəˈtʃu tʃə; Spanish kɑˈtʃu tʃɑ /
noun, plural ca·chu·chas [kuh-choo-chuh z; Spanish kah-choo-chahs] /kəˈtʃu tʃəz; Spanish kɑˈtʃu tʃɑs/.
an Andalusian dance resembling the bolero.
the music for this dance.
Origin of cachucha
1830–40; < Spanish: perhaps literally, fragment; of obscure origin
Words nearby cachucha
cachexia strumipriva,
cachinnate,
cachinnation,
cachoeiro do itapemirim,
cachou,
cachucha,
cacimbo,
cacique,
caciquism,
cack,
cack-handed
Example sentences from the Web for cachucha
The re-union is celebrated by a boisterous dance (the cachucha).
The Secrets of a Savoyard |Henry A. LyttonThe Cachucha is a refined species of Fandango; but it is seldom witnessed in Spain, except on the stage.
I saw Fanny Elssler dance the cracovienne and the cachucha, and it is a memory which will linger with me always.
As I Remember |Marian Gouverneur
British Dictionary definitions for cachucha
cachucha
/ (kəˈtʃuːtʃə) /
noun
a graceful Spanish solo dance in triple time
music composed for this dance
Word Origin for cachucha
C19: from Spanish