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rumba

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Dance, Music
rum·ba /ˈrʌmbə/ noun [countable, uncountable]  APDAPMa popular dance from Cuba, or music for this dance 〔源于古巴的〕伦巴舞(曲)
Examples from the Corpus
rumbaI had a bath and felt the baby doing a rumba.You were so good at it I thought I was hearing a rumba.Then a rumba - seductive, swaying, sinuous rhythm.
Origin rumba (1900-2000) American Spanish
rum·ba nounChineseSyllable
Corpus from dance Cuba, music or a popular


rumba
rumba /ˈrʌmbə/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: American Spanish
a popular dance from Cuba, or music for this dance


rumba (also rhumba) BrE /ˈrʌmbə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrʌmbə/ 🔊 nouna fast dance originally from Cuba; a piece of music for this dance 伦巴舞(源自古巴的一种快步舞);伦巴舞曲