samba
samba definition
samba (sam′bə, säm′-)
noun
- a Brazilian dance of African origin, in duple time, with a syncopated rhythm
- music for this dance
Etymology: Port, prob. of Afr orig.
intransitive verb
to dance the samba
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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