The guaracha is a genre of music that originated in Cuba, of rapid tempo and comic or picaresque lyrics. The word had been used in this sense at least since the late 18th and early 19th century. Guarachas were played and sung in musical theatres and in low-class dance salons.

What does guarachera mean in english?

1a : a lively stamping Spanish solo dance. b : music for this dance. 2a : a lively Cuban dance tune in ⁶/₈ time. b : a ballroom dance with a box step developed in Cuba from the Spanish model.

How do you say guaracha?

noun, plural gua·ra·chas [gwuh-rah-chuhz; Spanish gwah-rah-chahs]. a vigorous Cuban dance in triple meter.