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rhumba

rhumba is the alternative spelling of rumba.

Meaning of rumba

Noun

rumba (plural rumbas)

  1. A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
    • The music of Cuba has had a worldwide influence on forms of song and dance. René Buch who conceived and directed a musical “collage” called “¡Habana!” at the Repertorio Español on East 27th Street, points out the influence on Spain, for example, which received ‘habaneras’ and ‘contradanzas’ from...1982 December 27, Edward Rothstein, “Music: 40 Songs of Cuba”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2023, page C12

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Forms of rhumba

Noun
pluralrhumbas
Verb
third-person singular presentrhumbas
present participlerhumbaing
past participlerhumbaed
pastrhumbaed

Questions about rhumba

What is rhumba the alternative spelling of?
Rhumba is the alternative spelling of rumba.

Words near rhumba in the dictionary

  1. rhumb line
  2. rhumb lines
  3. rhumb sailing
  4. rhumb-line
  5. rhumb-lines
  6. rhumba
  7. rhumbaed
  8. rhumbaing
  9. rhumbas
  10. rhumbatron
  11. rhumbatrons

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