samba

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.
2. (countable, uncountable) A Brazilian musical genre, to which the aforementioned dance is danced, which has its roots in West Africa via the slave trade.

Verb

To dance the samba.

Synonyms

obeche

Triplochiton scleroxcylon

arere

obechi

Translations

samba

samba

samba

Samba

σάμπα

samba

samba

samba

είδος αφρικανικού χορού

samba

السامبا

sambar

bailar samba

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɑmbə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese samba, from a Bantu language. Doublet of semba.