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[ sam-buh, sahm- ] / ˈsæm bə, ˈsɑm- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR samba ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural sam·bas.a rhythmic, Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin. verb (used without object), sam·baed, sam·ba·ing.Origin of sambaFirst recorded in 1885; from Portuguese, of African origin, possibly Kongo semba, the name of a dance Words nearby sambasamarium, Samarkand, Samarra, samarskite, Sama-Veda, samba, sambal, sambar, sambo, Sambre, Sam Browne belt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for samba“We want her to appear with the Samba band and come on and say ‘Shut the ---- up’,” one of the organisers explained. Dame Helen Mirren: One Loves Drummers, Just Not Outside A Theatre|Tom Sykes|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST Behind the samba beat, the country remains deeply polarized at home, in politics, and in the pews. Brazil’s Surge in Violence Against Gays Is Just Getting Worse|Kristian Jebsen|April 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST It was none other than comic Margaret Cho, dancing a samba to the story of “pride.” Best Moments From Dancing With the Stars|Sujay Kumar, The Daily Beast Video|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST The Woz busted a move—and who knows what else—doing “the worm” in the middle of a samba routine in Season Nine. 11 Most Awkward Dancing Stars|The Daily Beast Video|August 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
BREAKOUT MOMENT: Shaking her hips—Elvis be damned—during a too-hot-for-prime time samba with partner Helio Castroneves in 2007. Breakout Blondes|Alison Prato|May 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST Samba, the son of Mboyo, chief of Banonga, was to be whipped. From the prisoner Samba learnt the whole history of the party since the time it left Elbel in the forest. We found a fire of blazing wood in Samba's hut, and sat down on mats to gossip and smoke till dinner should be served. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Vol. XVII. No. 418. New Series.|William and Robert Chambers Samba got up: Pat had left him and stood in the entrance to the tent; the whine had become a growl. Pat was stretched beside him, his eyes fixed on Samba, his ears pricked forward.
British Dictionary definitions for samba
noun plural -basa lively modern ballroom dance from Brazil in bouncy duple time a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance verb -bas, -baing or -baed(intr) to perform such a dance Word Origin for sambaPortuguese, of African 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 Words related to sambadisco, waltz, rock, tango, tap, skip, jump, shimmy, trip, caper, jig, leap, hop, frolic, sway, cavort, hustle, whirl, strut, promenade |