cha-cha-cha

noun, plural cha-chas.

1. 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.

2. to dance the cha-cha.

noun

1. a Latin-American ballroom dance with small steps and swaying hip movements
2. a piece of music composed for this dance

verb (intr)

3. to perform this dance

n.

also cha-cha-cha, type of Latin-American 3-beat ballroom dance, 1954, echoic of the music.