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samba

sam·ba [ sámbə, smbə ]


noun  (plural sam·bas)
Definition:
 
1. Brazilian dance: a lively Brazilian ballroom dance with strong African influences in 4/4 time

2. Brazilian music: the music for a samba



intransitive verb  (past and past participle sam·baed, present participle sam·ba·ing, 3rd person present singular sam·bas)
Definition:
 
dance samba: to dance the samba

[Late 19th century. < Portuguese]
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