"rumba" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈrumba/, [ˈrũm.ba] Forms: rumbas [plural]
Rhymes: -umba Etymology: Cuban Spanish, from rumbo (“spree, party”), meaning evolved from "ostentation, pomp, leadership," perhaps originally "the course of a ship," from rombo (“rhombus”), referencing the compass, which is marked by a rhombus. See rhombus. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} rumba f (plural rumbas)
  1. (Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia) party Tags: Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, feminine
    Sense id: en-rumba-es-noun-HQ~qOewz Categories (other): Caribbean Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish
  2. rumba (Cuban dance) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-rumba-es-noun-LWy3IJR5 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Dances Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Dances: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rumbear

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ German: Rumba",
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      "ipa": "[ˈrũm.ba]"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Rumba",
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      ],
      "text": "→ German: Rumba"
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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