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🎵 A folk song 🪳 A cockroach 💃 A folk dance
cucaracha

cucaracha

8.5
A lively Mexican folk dance with energetic steps and hand movements
  • noun
  • /ˌkuːkəˈrɑːtʃə/
translation icon : cucaracha
  • The dance instructor demonstrated the basic steps of the cucaracha to the class.

Examples

  • During the celebration, everyone joined in the lively cucaracha on the plaza.

  • The children learned the cucaracha for the school’s cultural festival.

  • The cucaracha is a lively dance.

  • Can you teach me how to do the cucaracha?

  • During the celebration, everyone joined in the lively cucaracha on the plaza.

  • The children learned the cucaracha for the school’s cultural festival.

  • The dance instructor demonstrated the basic steps of the cucaracha to the class.

Synonyms

huapango
vscucaracha
9.8

A lively Mexican folk dance with the music that goes with it

is instead performed to one specific song with set energetic steps and gestures

How Energetic

cucaracha
8.5
waltz
24 3.4

Surface Forms

cucaracha singular
cucarachas plural

Etymology

Cucaracha for the dance takes its name from the lively Mexican song La Cucaracha, which is about a 'cockroach'. The dance copies the song's quick, playful steps, so it feels energetic and fun.