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单词 rumba
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rumba

[ ruhm-buh, room-, room- ]
/ ˈrʌm bə, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum- /

noun, plural rum·bas [ruhm-buhz, room-, 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-buhd, room-, room-], /ˈrʌm bəd, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum-/, rum·ba·ing [ruhm-buh-ing, room-, room-]. /ˈrʌm bə ɪŋ, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum-/.

to dance the rumba.
Also rhum·ba .

Origin of rumba

Borrowed into English from American Spanish around 1920–25

Words nearby rumba

rum, rumaki, rumal, Rumania, Rumanian, rumba, rumble, rumble seat, rumble strip, rumbling, rumbly
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Example sentences from the Web for rumba

  • Henry's teeth already were chattering like the gourds in a rumba band.

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British Dictionary definitions for rumba

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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