samba

sam·ba

 (săm′bə, säm′-)

n.

1. A Brazilian dance in duple meter of African origin, performed in groups, by couples, or as a solo.

2. The music for this dance.

intr.v. sam·baed, sam·ba·ing, sam·bas

To perform this dance.

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[Portuguese, perhaps from Kongo semba, dance move in which partners thrust out their bellies and touch navels.]

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samba

(ˈsæmbə)

n, pl -bas

1. (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 or -baed

(Dancing) (intr) to perform such a dance

[Portuguese, of African origin]

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sam•ba

(ˈsæm bə, ˈsɑm-)

n., pl. -bas, n.

1. a rhythmic Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.

v.i.

2. to dance the samba.

[1880–85; < Portuguese samba, alleged to be of African orig.]

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samba

Past participle: sambaed
Gerund: sambaing

Imperative

samba

samba

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samba

A Brazilian dance with African influence, samba is fast, violently danced by a soloist in the middle of a group of dancers. Especially popular at Carnival in Rio and Sao Paulo.

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Thesaurus

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 arere, obechi, Triplochiton scleroxcylon, obeche 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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Translations

Samba

samba

szamba

samba

самба

samba

[ˈsæmbə] N → samba f

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samba

[ˈsæmbə] n → samba f

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samba

n → Samba f or m

vi → Samba tanzen

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samba

[ˈsæmbə] n → samba

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