samba
nounmasculine/sɐ̃bɐ/medium
sam·ba
Definition
A genre of music and dance of Afro-Brazilian origin, in binary meter and syncopated character, popularized internationally.
At the Rio Carnival, the samba schools parade at the Sambadrome.
They put on an old samba and everyone started dancing.
Common collocations
to dance the sambasamba schoolsamba rhythmsamba-enredo
Etymology
Do quimbundo 'semba' ('umbigada'), através do português do Brasil.