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| rum·ba [ rúmbə, rmbə, rmbə ] or rhum·ba [ rúmbə, rmbə, rmbə ] |
noun (plural rum·bas) (plural rhum·bas) |
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1. Cuban dance: a rhythmically complex Cuban dance
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2. rhythmic ballroom dance: a ballroom dance based on the Cuban rumba, with exaggerated swinging of the hips
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3. music: the music for a rumba
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intransitive verb (past rum·baed, past participle rum·baed [ rúmbəd, rmbəd, rmbəd ], present participle rum·ba·ing, 3rd person present singular rum·bas) (past and past participle rhum·baed, present participle rhum·ba·ing, 3rd person present singular rhum·bas) |
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dance rumba: to dance a Cuban rumba or the ballroom dance based on it
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| [Early 20th century. Via American Spanish< Spanish rumbo "course, direction" < Latin rhombus "rhombus"] |
