See cha-cha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"form": "cha-chaed",
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}
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],
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],
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"To dance the cha-cha."
],
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"(intransitive) To dance the cha-cha."
],
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"intransitive"
]
}
],
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"word": "cha-cha-cha"
}
],
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"cha-cha-cha"
],
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English nouns",
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"Pages with 3 entries",
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{
"form": "cha-chas",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"args": {},
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{
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"word": "charter change"
}
],
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"English colloquialisms",
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"en:Politics"
],
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"Abbreviation of charter change."
],
"links": [
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"politics",
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"charter change",
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"(Philippines, politics, colloquial) Abbreviation of charter change."
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"cha-cha-cha"
],
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}
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