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rumba
[ ruhm-buh, room-, room- ]
noun
, plural rum·bas [ruhm, -b, uh, z, room, -, room, -].
- a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- an imitation or adaptation of this dance in the United States.
- music for this dance or in its rhythm.
verb (used without object)
, rum·baed [ruhm, -b, uh, d, room, -, room, -], rum·ba·ing [ruhm, -b, uh, -ing, room, -, room, -].
- to dance the rumba.
rumba
/ ˈrʌmbə; ˈrʊm- /
noun
- a rhythmic and syncopated Cuban dance in duple time
- a ballroom dance derived from this
- a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rumba1
First recorded in 1910–15; from Latin American Spanish (Cuba): literally, “party; spree,” from Spanish rumbo “commotion, uproar,” earlier “ostentation, pomp”; further origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rumba1
C20: from Spanish: lavish display, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
Afrobeats, afropop, soukous, rumba, gengetone, kwaito and Arabic pop—these are some of the sounds breaking through Africa’s borders and bringing the world’s attention to the continent.
From Quartz
Henry's teeth already were chattering like the gourds in a rumba band.
From Project Gutenberg
He snatched up the startled girls' counselor and improvised a little rumba.
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