cachucha

noun

ca·​chu·​cha

kəˈchüchə

variants or less commonly cachuca

-ükə

plural -s

: a lively Andalusian solo dance in triple time done with castanets

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, small boat, cap, cachucha, probably from cacho shard, piece, probably from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cacculus pot, alteration of Latin caccabus, from Greek kakkabos, of Semitic origin; akin to Assyrian kukubu vessel

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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