cha-cha

noun

ˈchä-(ˌ)chä 

: a fast rhythmic ballroom dance of Latin American origin with a basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle

Examples of cha-cha in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Garth and her partner, Hough, earned a perfect score of 30 for their cha-cha-cha, but were eliminated just one day later, in the show's semi-finals, after falling short in the viewer votes. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026

Undergraduates are rushing to sign up for his classes in such old-timey dances as waltz, tango, swing, salsa, cha-cha and two step. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026

The elimination came after Leavitt and Ballas performed the cha-cha-cha to Prince’s ‘1999’ and the Viennese waltz to ‘Slow Love’, each dance earning a score of 29 out of 30. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025

The duo earned eight perfect scores throughout the competition, culminating in a fusion of the cha-cha and Argentine tango for their final dance. — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish cha-cha-cha

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cha-cha

• caccia
• dacha
• gotcha