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 notesIn 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.