чача

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian ჭაჭა (č̣ač̣a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕæt͡ɕə]

Noun

ча́ча • (čáča) f inan (genitive ча́чи, nominative plural ча́чи, genitive plural чач)

1. chacha - traditionally a clear strong liquor, which is sometimes called "vine vodka," "grape vodka," or "Georgian vodka."

   В Ялте, например, Сталин похваливал грузинские сухие вина, а потом спросил: (Andrei Gromyko, "Memoirs". Moscow, 1988. p. 196—205.)

   —А вы знаете грузинскую виноградную водку — чачу?.

   V Jálte, naprimér, Stálin poxválival gruzínskije suxíje vína, a potóm sprosíl :

   -A vy znájete gruzínskuju vinográdnuju vódku - čáču?

   In Yalta, for example, Stalin praised Georgian dry wines, and then he asked:

   -Do you know, by any chance, the Georgian grape vodka - chacha?