"samba" meaning in English

See samba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɑmbə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-samba.wav Forms: sambas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑmbə Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese samba, from a Bantu language. Doublet of semba. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt-BR|samba}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese samba, {{der|en|bnt}} Bantu, {{doublet|en|semba}} Doublet of semba Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} samba (countable and uncountable, plural sambas)
  1. (dance) A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dance, Dances Translations (Brazilian ballroom dance): սամբա (samba) (Armenian), samba [feminine] (Catalan), 桑巴舞 (sāngbāwǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 桑巴 (sāngbā) (Chinese Mandarin), 森巴 (sēnbā) (Chinese Mandarin), samba [feminine] (Czech), samba (Finnish), samba [feminine] (French), სამბა (samba) (Georgian), Samba [masculine] (German), σάμπα (sámpa) [feminine] (Greek), szamba (Hungarian), samba [feminine] (Polish), samba [masculine] (Portuguese), са́мба (sámba) [feminine] (Russian), samba [feminine] (Spanish), samba [common-gender] (Swedish), samba (Tagalog), samba (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-samba-en-noun-eV58mnO3 Disambiguation of Dances: 46 39 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 51 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 45 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 45 52 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 52 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 44 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 46 52 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 49 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 44 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 44 53 3 Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'Brazilian ballroom dance': 79 21
  2. (music) A Brazilian musical genre, to which the aforementioned dance is danced, which has its roots in West Africa via the slave trade. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres, Dances
    Sense id: en-samba-en-noun-B8xKmLD8 Disambiguation of Dances: 46 39 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 51 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 54 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 45 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 42 54 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 45 52 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 52 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 53 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 44 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 41 53 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 38 53 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 46 52 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 57 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 49 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 54 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 38 55 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 44 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 43 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 44 53 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: samba whistle

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɑmbə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-samba.wav Forms: sambas [present, singular, third-person], sambaing [participle, present], sambaed [participle, past], sambaed [past]
Rhymes: -ɑmbə Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese samba, from a Bantu language. Doublet of semba. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt-BR|samba}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese samba, {{der|en|bnt}} Bantu, {{doublet|en|semba}} Doublet of semba Head templates: {{en-verb}} samba (third-person singular simple present sambas, present participle sambaing, simple past and past participle sambaed)
  1. To dance the samba. Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-samba-en-verb-jtpOMDBS Disambiguation of Dances: 46 39 14

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      "word": "samba whistle"
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        "A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style."
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        "(dance) A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style."
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          "ref": "2022 February 7, Jonathan Blitzer, “How Caetano Veloso Revolutionized Brazil’s Sound and Spirit”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Slavery was abolished in Brazil in 1888; until then, Bahia had been a major hub of the country’s slave trade. Samba started there for a reason—a fact that Veloso has returned to, obsessively, throughout his career.",
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        "(music) A Brazilian musical genre, to which the aforementioned dance is danced, which has its roots in West Africa via the slave trade."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɑmbə/",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "samba",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "word": "սամբա"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "samba"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sāngbāwǔ",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "word": "桑巴舞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "word": "桑巴"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "word": "森巴"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "samba"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "word": "samba"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "samba"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samba",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "word": "სამბა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Samba"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sámpa",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "σάμπα"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "word": "szamba"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "samba"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "samba"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sámba",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "са́мба"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "samba"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "samba"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "word": "samba"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Brazilian ballroom dance",
      "word": "samba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "samba"
}

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    "Terms with French translations",
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    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
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      "form": "sambas",
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      "form": "sambaed",
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        "participle",
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      "form": "sambaed",
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          "ref": "2022 February 7, Jonathan Blitzer, “How Caetano Veloso Revolutionized Brazil’s Sound and Spirit”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN:",
          "text": "In front of an audience, he tends to have a freer conversation with himself. The right conditions turn him into an extrovert. He sambas, in the Santo Amaro style.",
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        }
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        "To dance the samba."
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          "#Noun"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɑmbə"
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}

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