rumba
pronunciation
How to pronounce rumba in British English:
UK ['rʌmbə]
How to pronounce rumba in American English:
US [ˈrʌmbə, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum-]
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- Noun:
- syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
- a rhythmic syncopated Cuban folk dance in duple time
- a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
Word Origin
- rumba (n.)
- 1919, from Cuban Spanish rumba, originally "spree, carousal," derived from Spanish rumbo "spree, party," earlier "ostentation, pomp, leadership," perhaps originally "the course of a ship," from rombo "rhombus," in reference to the compass, which is marked with a rhombus. The verb is recorded from 1932. Related: Rumbaed; rumbaing.
Example
- 1. When I 'm doing the turn in the rumba ?
- 2. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba .
- 3. That 's the basic rumba .
- 4. My sister dances the rumba .
- 5. Let 's start with a rumba .