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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessamba
Pronunciation / Transliteration: samba
"El carnaval de Río es famoso por su música de samba."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A Brazilian dance of African origin with a duple meter, or the music associated with it.
"The dancers moved energetically to the rhythm of the samba."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From American Portuguese, probably of Bantu origin (compare Angolan semba 'an invitation to dance').
10 Global Lexicons: How "samba" is said worldwide
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samba
Transliteration: samba
"Ils ont dansé la samba toute la nuit."
Samba
Transliteration: Samba
"Wir tanzten leidenschaftlich gerne Samba."
samba
Transliteration: samba
"La musica samba riempiva la strada di gioia."
samba
Transliteration: samba
"El carnaval de Río es famoso por su música de samba."
samba
Transliteration: samba
"O samba é o ritmo oficial do carnaval brasileiro."
सांबा
Transliteration: samba
"उन्होंने पार्टी में सांबा नृत्य किया।"
桑巴
Transliteration: sāngbā
"桑巴是巴西最具代表性的舞蹈。"
삼바
Transliteration: samba
"그들은 활기찬 삼바 리듬에 맞춰 춤을 추었다."
サンバ
Transliteration: sanba
"ダンサーたちは色鮮やかな衣装でサンバを踊った。"
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