CHACMA, chak'ma, _n._ a South African baboon.
CHACO. Same as Shako.
CHACONNE, shak-on', _n._ an old dance, with slow movement, the music, a
series of variations on a ground bass, mostly eight bars in length,
appearing in sonatas as well as ballets. [Fr.,--Sp. _chacona_--Basque
_chucun_, pretty.]