chacha

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Georgian ჭაჭა (č̣ač̣a). ==== Noun ==== chacha (countable and uncountable, plural chachas) A traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace. Synonyms: Georgian brandy, Georgian vodka, grape vodka, vine vodka ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== chacha (plural chachas) (music) A type of cylindrical metal rattle, derived from an instrument in the Haitian musical tradition, and used to play rhythm in certain Cuban genres (and in other nearby countries). ===== Usage notes ===== There is also an unrelated Cuban genre of music called cha-cha. === Etymology 3 === From Hindi चाचा (cācā). ==== Noun ==== chacha (plural chachas) (India) An uncle, especially one's father's younger brother. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:chacha. == Aymara == === Noun === chacha man, husband === References === "chacha" in Diccionario Aymara-Español == Central Huasteca Nahuatl == === Etymology === Borrowed from Wastek tsatsa'. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaˈt͡ʃa/ === Noun === chacha pitahaya. == French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃa.ʃa/ === Noun === chacha m (plural chachas) (Louisiana, Cajun) squash == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From Hindi चाचा (cācā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʃatʃa/ === Noun === chacha uncle Synonyms: mama, tonton === References === Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 218 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃa] Rhymes: -atʃa Syllabification: cha‧cha === Etymology 1 === Shortened form of muchacha. ==== Noun ==== chacha f (plural chachas) female equivalent of chacho (“kid”) ==== Noun ==== chacha f (plural chachas) (derogatory) maid; cleaning lady (female servant or cleaner) Synonyms: domestica, empleada, empleada doméstica === Etymology 2 === Shortened from chachaguato (“twins”), possibly from Classical Nahuatl chachahuatl, from chacha (“gizzard”) + coatl (“twin”). ==== Noun ==== chacha f (plural chachas) (in the plural, Honduras) handcuffs ==== Adjective ==== chacha f feminine singular of chacho === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== chacha inflection of chachar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “chacha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-caca, from Common Bantu *-càca. Cognate with Giryama -tsatsa. === Pronunciation === === Verb === -chacha (infinitive kuchacha) to ferment, turn sour ==== Conjugation ==== == Swazi == === Verb === -chacha to loosen ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈχaχa/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈχaːχa/, /ˈχaχa/ === Verb === chacha aspirate mutation of cacha === Mutation === == Western Huasteca Nahuatl == === Etymology === Borrowed from Wastek tsatsa'. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʃatʃa/ === Noun === chacha pitahaya === References === Van't Hooft, Anuschka (2006); Lengua náhuatl y Cultura de la Huasteca, Coordinación de ciencias sociales y humanidades de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí City, Mexico. == Xhosa == === Verb === -chacha to recover ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template.