RUMBA

rumba, rhumba

(noun) a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

rumba, rhumba

(noun) a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement

rumba, rhumba

(noun) syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba

rhumba, rumba

(verb) dance the rhumba

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rumba (plural rumbas)

A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.

Verb

rumba (third-person singular simple present rumbas, present participle rumbaing, simple past and past participle rumbaed)

to dance the rumba

Anagrams

• Burma, umbra

Source: Wiktionary



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