rhumba
[ ruhm-buh, roo m-, room- ]
/ ˈrʌm bə, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum- /
noun, plural rhum·bas [ruhm-buh z, roo m-, room-] /ˈrʌm bəz, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum-/, verb (used without object), rhum·baed [ruhm-buh d, roo m-, room-] /ˈrʌm bəd, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum-/, rhum·ba·ing [ruhm-buh-ing, roo m-, room-] /ˈrʌm bə ɪŋ, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum-/.
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Definition for rhumba (2 of 2)
rumba
or rhum·ba
[ ruhm-buh, roo m-, room- ]
/ ˈrʌm bə, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum- /
noun, plural rum·bas [ruhm-buh z, roo m-, room-] /ˈrʌm bəz, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum-/.
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
an imitation or adaptation of this dance in the U.S.
music for this dance or in its rhythm.
verb (used without object), rum·baed [ruhm-buh d, roo m-, room-] /ˈrʌm bəd, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum-/, rum·ba·ing [ruhm-buh-ing, roo m-, room-] /ˈrʌm bə ɪŋ, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum-/.
to dance the rumba.
Origin of rumba
Borrowed into English from American Spanish around 1920–25
Example sentences from the Web for rhumba
Everybody had joined the first couple in the rhumba, making the scene more hilarious by not having any clothes on at all.
Hookers |Richard F. Mann
British Dictionary definitions for rhumba (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for rhumba (2 of 2)
rumba
rhumba
/ (ˈrʌmbə, ˈrʊm-) /
noun
a rhythmic and syncopated Cuban dance in duple time
a ballroom dance derived from this
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
Word Origin for rumba
C20: from Spanish: lavish display, of uncertain origin