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samba
nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/sɐ̃bɐ/sam·ba
Definition
1A genre of music and dance of Afro-Brazilian origin, in binary meter and syncopated character, popularized internationally.
Usage examples
“At the Rio Carnival, the samba schools parade at the Sambadrome.”
“They put on an old samba and everyone started dancing.”
Common combinations
to dance the sambasamba schoolsamba rhythmsamba-enredo