chacha

See also: cha-cha and cha cha

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Georgian ჭაჭა (č̣ač̣a).

A Georgian woman holding chacha (beverage)

Noun

chacha (countable and uncountable, plural chachas)

  1. A traditional clear strong liquor.
    Synonyms: Georgian brandy, Georgian vodka, grape vodka, vine vodka
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

chacha (plural chachas)

  1. (music, Cuba) A type of cylindrical metal rattle, derived from Haitian music and used to play rhythm in certain Cuban genres.

Usage notes

There is also an unrelated Cuban genre of music called cha-cha.

Aymara

Noun

chacha

  1. man, husband

References
  • "chacha" in Diccionario Aymara-Español

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

chacha

  1. pitahaya.

Further reading

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃatʃa/

Etymology

From Hindi चाचा (cācā)

Noun

chacha

  1. uncle
    Synonyms: mama, tonton

Spanish

Etymology

Shortened form of muchacha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa/

Noun

chacha f (plural chachas)

  1. (derogatory) maid; cleaning lady (female servant or cleaner)
    Synonyms: domestica, empleada, empleada doméstica

Swahili

Verb

-chacha (infinitive kuchacha)

  1. to ferment, turn sour

Conjugation
Conjugation of -chacha
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuchacha kutochacha
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative chacha chacheni
Habitual huchacha
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilichacha
nalichacha		 tulichacha
twalichacha		 ulichacha
walichacha		 mlichacha
mwalichacha		 alichacha walichacha ulichacha ilichacha lilichacha yalichacha kilichacha vilichacha ilichacha zilichacha ulichacha kulichacha palichacha mulichacha
Relative niliochacha
naliochacha		 tuliochacha
twaliochacha		 uliochacha
waliochacha		 mliochacha
mwaliochacha		 aliochacha waliochacha uliochacha iliochacha liliochacha yaliochacha kiliochacha viliochacha iliochacha ziliochacha uliochacha kuliochacha paliochacha muliochacha
Negative sikuchacha hatukuchacha hukuchacha hamkuchacha hakuchacha hawakuchacha haukuchacha haikuchacha halikuchacha hayakuchacha hakikuchacha havikuchacha haikuchacha hazikuchacha haukuchacha hakukuchacha hapakuchacha hamukuchacha
Present
Positive ninachacha
nachacha		 tunachacha unachacha mnachacha anachacha wanachacha unachacha inachacha linachacha yanachacha kinachacha vinachacha inachacha zinachacha unachacha kunachacha panachacha munachacha
Relative ninaochacha
naochacha		 tunaochacha unaochacha mnaochacha anaochacha wanaochacha unaochacha inaochacha linaochacha yanaochacha kinaochacha vinaochacha inaochacha zinaochacha unaochacha kunaochacha panaochacha munaochacha
Negative sichachi hatuchachi huchachi hamchachi hachachi hawachachi hauchachi haichachi halichachi hayachachi hakichachi havichachi haichachi hazichachi hauchachi hakuchachi hapachachi hamuchachi
Future
Positive nitachacha tutachacha utachacha mtachacha atachacha watachacha utachacha itachacha litachacha yatachacha kitachacha vitachacha itachacha zitachacha utachacha kutachacha patachacha mutachacha
Relative nitakaochacha tutakaochacha utakaochacha mtakaochacha atakaochacha watakaochacha utakaochacha itakaochacha litakaochacha yatakaochacha kitakaochacha vitakaochacha itakaochacha zitakaochacha utakaochacha kutakaochacha patakaochacha mutakaochacha
Negative sitachacha hatutachacha hutachacha hamtachacha hatachacha hawatachacha hautachacha haitachacha halitachacha hayatachacha hakitachacha havitachacha haitachacha hazitachacha hautachacha hakutachacha hapatachacha hamutachacha
Subjunctive
Positive nichache tuchache uchache mchache achache wachache uchache ichache lichache yachache kichache vichache ichache zichache uchache kuchache pachache muchache
Negative nisichache tusichache usichache msichache asichache wasichache usichache isichache lisichache yasichache kisichache visichache isichache zisichache usichache kusichache pasichache musichache
Present Conditional
Positive ningechacha tungechacha ungechacha mngechacha angechacha wangechacha ungechacha ingechacha lingechacha yangechacha kingechacha vingechacha ingechacha zingechacha ungechacha kungechacha pangechacha mungechacha
Negative nisingechacha
singechacha		 tusingechacha
hatungechacha		 usingechacha
hungechacha		 msingechacha
hamngechacha		 asingechacha
hangechacha		 wasingechacha
hawangechacha		 usingechacha
haungechacha		 isingechacha
haingechacha		 lisingechacha
halingechacha		 yasingechacha
hayangechacha		 kisingechacha
hakingechacha		 visingechacha
havingechacha		 isingechacha
haingechacha		 zisingechacha
hazingechacha		 usingechacha
haungechacha		 kusingechacha
hakungechacha		 pasingechacha
hapangechacha		 musingechacha
hamungechacha
Past Conditional
Positive ningalichacha tungalichacha ungalichacha mngalichacha angalichacha wangalichacha ungalichacha ingalichacha lingalichacha yangalichacha kingalichacha vingalichacha ingalichacha zingalichacha ungalichacha kungalichacha pangalichacha mungalichacha
Negative nisingalichacha
singalichacha		 tusingalichacha
hatungalichacha		 usingalichacha
hungalichacha		 msingalichacha
hamngalichacha		 asingalichacha
hangalichacha		 wasingalichacha
hawangalichacha		 usingalichacha
haungalichacha		 isingalichacha
haingalichacha		 lisingalichacha
halingalichacha		 yasingalichacha
hayangalichacha		 kisingalichacha
hakingalichacha		 visingalichacha
havingalichacha		 isingalichacha
haingalichacha		 zisingalichacha
hazingalichacha		 usingalichacha
haungalichacha		 kusingalichacha
hakungalichacha		 pasingalichacha
hapangalichacha		 musingalichacha
hamungalichacha
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelichacha tungelichacha ungelichacha mngelichacha angelichacha wangelichacha ungelichacha ingelichacha lingelichacha yangelichacha kingelichacha vingelichacha ingelichacha zingelichacha ungelichacha kungelichacha pangelichacha mungelichacha
General Relative
Positive nichachao tuchachao uchachao mchachao achachao wachachao uchachao ichachao lichachao yachachao kichachao vichachao ichachao zichachao uchachao kuchachao pachachao muchachao
Negative nisiochacha tusiochacha usiochacha msiochacha asiochacha wasiochacha usiochacha isiochacha lisiochacha yasiochacha kisiochacha visiochacha isiochacha zisiochacha usiochacha kusiochacha pasiochacha musiochacha
Gnomic
Positive nachacha twachacha wachacha mwachacha achacha wachacha wachacha yachacha lachacha yachacha chachacha vyachacha yachacha zachacha wachacha kwachacha pachacha mwachacha
Perfect
Positive nimechacha tumechacha umechacha mmechacha amechacha wamechacha umechacha imechacha limechacha yamechacha kimechacha vimechacha imechacha zimechacha umechacha kumechacha pamechacha mumechacha
"Already"
Positive nimeshachacha tumeshachacha umeshachacha mmeshachacha ameshachacha wameshachacha umeshachacha imeshachacha limeshachacha yameshachacha kimeshachacha vimeshachacha imeshachacha zimeshachacha umeshachacha kumeshachacha pameshachacha mumeshachacha
"Not yet"
Negative sijachacha hatujachacha hujachacha hamjachacha hajachacha hawajachacha haujachacha haijachacha halijachacha hayajachacha hakijachacha havijachacha haijachacha hazijachacha haujachacha hakujachacha hapajachacha hamujachacha
"If/When"
Positive nikichacha tukichacha ukichacha mkichacha akichacha wakichacha ukichacha ikichacha likichacha yakichacha kikichacha vikichacha ikichacha zikichacha ukichacha kukichacha pakichacha mukichacha
"If not"
Negative nisipochacha tusipochacha usipochacha msipochacha asipochacha wasipochacha usipochacha isipochacha lisipochacha yasipochacha kisipochacha visipochacha isipochacha zisipochacha usipochacha kusipochacha pasipochacha musipochacha
Consecutive
Positive nikachacha tukachacha ukachacha mkachacha akachacha wakachacha ukachacha ikachacha likachacha yakachacha kikachacha vikachacha ikachacha zikachacha ukachacha kukachacha pakachacha mukachacha
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swazi

Verb

-chacha

  1. to loosen

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

chacha

  1. Aspirate mutation of cacha.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cacha gacha nghacha chacha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Xhosa

Verb

-chacha?

  1. recover

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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