Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An Andalusian solo dance in 3/4 time, usually accompanied by the playing of castanets.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Spanish dance similar to the bolero.
- noun A musical piece in triple rhythm, like the bolero.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the bolero.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
dance , in triple time and related to theflamenco andfandango , fromAndalusia
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I was in love with the heroine, the lovely dancer whose 'cachucha' turned my head, along with that of the cardinal, but whose name even I have forgotten, and I went about with the thought of her burning in my heart, as if she had been a real person.
Literature and Life (Complete) William Dean Howells 1878
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I was in love with the heroine, the lovely dancer whose 'cachucha' turned my head, along with that of the cardinal, but whose name even I have forgotten, and I went about with the thought of her burning in my heart, as if she had been a real person.
My Literary Passions William Dean Howells 1878
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"cachucha," or the Sylphide or the Revolte du Serail with Taglioni.
Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville Prince De Joinville 1859
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Can't Post | Private Reply cachucha - Prenda de vestir, generalmente de tela y con visera, con que se cubre la cabeza.
Gorro 2007
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Can't Post | Private Reply cachucha - Prenda de vestir, generalmente de tela y con visera, con que se cubre la cabeza.
Gorro 2007
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Can't Post | Private Reply cachucha - Prenda de vestir, generalmente de tela y con visera, con que se cubre la cabeza.
Gorro 2007
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This is not as inauthentic as it sounds, actually, because the habanero is a close relative of Cuban sweet peppers ajà dulce, a.k.a. ajà cachucha.
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Two juicy chicken sausages and breaded cachucha peppers stuffed with melted cheese completed the picture.
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As for _El Oleano_, this is a sort of cachucha; and it certainly gives Donna Lola Montez an opportunity of introducing herself to the public under a very captivating aspect ....
The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert Horace Wyndham
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There, under expert tuition, she learned to rattle the castanets, and practised the bolero and the cachucha, as well as the classic arabesques and entrechats and the technique accompanying them.
The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert Horace Wyndham
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Quick Spanish dance, with castanet accompaniment. (Luciferous Logolepsy)
May 18, 2008