sam·ba (s m b , säm-)n. 1. A Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin. 2. Music in duple meter for performing this dance. intr.v. sam·baed, sam·ba·ing, sam·bas To perform this dance. [Portuguese, possibly of African origin.] |
samba [ˈsæmbə]
n pl -bas
1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a lively modern ballroom dance from Brazil in bouncy duple time
2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
vb -bas, -baing, -baed
(Performing Arts / Dancing) (intr) to perform such a dance
[Portuguese, of African origin]
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| Noun | 1. | samba - large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood genus Triplochiton, Triplochiton - small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
| 2. | samba - music composed for dancing the samba dance music - music to dance to | |
| 3. | samba - a lively ballroom dance from Brazil ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom | |
| 4. | samba - a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers basket rummy, canasta, meld - a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank | |
| Verb | 1. | samba - dance the samba trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" |
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