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
rumba (plural rumbas)
A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
rumba (third-person singular simple present rumbas, present participle rumbaing, simple past and past participle rumbaed)
to dance the rumba
• Burma, umbra
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
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