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RUMBA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rumba mean?
• RUMBA (noun)
The noun RUMBA has 3 senses:
1. syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
2. a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
3. a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
Familiarity information: RUMBA used as a noun is uncommon.
• RUMBA (verb)
The verb RUMBA has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: RUMBA used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
rhumba; rumba
Hypernyms ("rumba" is a kind of...):
dance music (music to dance to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
rhumba; rumba
Hypernyms ("rumba" is a kind of...):
folk dance; folk dancing (a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
rhumba; rumba
Hypernyms ("rumba" is a kind of...):
ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dance the rhumba
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
rhumba; rumba
Hypernyms (to "rumba" is one way to...):
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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