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