RUMBA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rumba mean? 

• RUMBA (noun)
  The noun RUMBA has 3 senses:

1. syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba

2. a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement

3. a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

  Familiarity information: RUMBA used as a noun is uncommon.

• RUMBA (verb)
  The verb RUMBA has 1 sense:

1. dance the rhumba

  Familiarity information: RUMBA used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUMBA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

rhumba; rumba

Hypernyms ("rumba" is a kind of...):

dance music (music to dance to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

rhumba; rumba

Hypernyms ("rumba" is a kind of...):

folk dance; folk dancing (a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

rhumba; rumba

Hypernyms ("rumba" is a kind of...):

ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)

• RUMBA (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dance the rhumba

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

rhumba; rumba

Hypernyms (to "rumba" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

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