Meaning & use
Rhumba
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A lively ballroom dance of Cuban origin, or the music that accompanies it, characterized by a syncopated rhythm.
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They took lessons all winter to master the rhumba before the wedding.
The band struck up a rhumba, and couples filled the dance floor.
A note on using this word
'Rhumba' is a common alternate spelling of 'rumba'; both trace back to Cuban Spanish and Afro-Cuban musical traditions.
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