cachua

noun

ca·​chua

kəˈchüə,

ˈkäch(ˌ)wä

variants or less commonly kashua

kəˈshüə,

ˈkäsh(ˌ)wä

or kaswa

ˈkä(ˌ)swä

plural -s

1

: a Peruvian dance in rapid unsyncopated 2/4 time

2

: the music for a cachua

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish cachúa

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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