"semba" meaning in All languages combined

See semba on Wiktionary

Adjective [Bangi]

Head templates: {{head|bni|adj}} semba
  1. correct
    Sense id: en-semba-bni-adj-FaWW48mM Categories (other): Bangi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

Etymology: Etymology tree Kimbundu risemba Kimbundu sembabor. Portuguese sembabor. English semba Borrowed from Portuguese semba, from Kimbundu semba (“belly-bump”), from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Doublet of samba. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|pt:semba|tree=1}} Etymology tree Kimbundu risemba Kimbundu sembabor. Portuguese sembabor. English semba, {{bor|en|pt|semba}} Portuguese semba, {{der|en|kmb|semba||belly-bump}} Kimbundu semba (“belly-bump”), {{der|en|bnt-pro|}} Proto-Bantu [Term?], {{doublet|en|samba}} Doublet of samba Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} semba (uncountable)
  1. (music) A genre of traditional music and dance from Angola. Tags: uncountable

Noun [Kimbundu]

Head templates: {{head|kmb|noun}} semba
  1. Contraction of risemba Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: risemba

Adjective [Lingala]

Etymology: Borrowed from Bangi semba. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ln|bni|semba}} Borrowed from Bangi semba Head templates: {{head|ln|adj}} semba
  1. direct, straight
    Sense id: en-semba-ln-adj-KzPotEW0 Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈsẽ.bɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈsẽ.bɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈsẽ.ba/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈsẽ.bɐ/ [Portugal]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kimbundu semba (“belly-bump”). Doublet of samba. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|:bor|kmb:semba<t:belly-bump>}}, {{bor+|pt|kmb|semba||belly-bump}} Borrowed from Kimbundu semba (“belly-bump”), {{doublet|pt|samba}} Doublet of samba Head templates: {{pt-noun|f|-}} semba f (uncountable)
  1. (music) semba (genre of traditional music and dance from Angola) Tags: feminine, uncountable
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