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noun

rumba

RUUM-buh
noun
1
A lively Cuban dance with partners, danced to a slow 4-beat rhythm.
"They took lessons to learn the rumba before the wedding."

How to Use Rumba

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA Cuban-origin partner dance, also common as a category in ballroom dancing.

Common pairings
dance the rumba rumba lessons

Word Forms

rumbaed past tense, rumbas plural, rumbas singular

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Etymology

Borrowed directly from Spanish rumba.

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