Meanings
Origin
From trademark Zumba created by the Colombian Beto Pérez. He wanted to call it "rumba", but this name was already taken for the Cuban musical genre and could create confusion. So he and his partner began to try initial letters until they liked "sumba", but Beto Pérez decided to write it with "z" because he liked the fictional character Zorro when he was a child.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 尊巴
- 尊巴 (Zūnbā)dance fitness program
Finnish zumba
- zumbadance fitness program
French Zumba
- Zumbadance fitness program
German Zumba
- Zumbadance fitness program
Japanese ズンバ
- ズンバ (Zunba)dance fitness program
Korean 줌바
- 줌바 (jumba)dance fitness program
Polish zumba
- zumbadance fitness program
Portuguese zumba
- zumbadance fitness program
Russian Зу́мба
- Зу́мба (Zúmba)dance fitness program
Spanish zumba
- zumbadance fitness program
Swedish zumba
- zumbadance fitness program
Cite this entry
APA
Zumba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zumba
MLA
“Zumba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zumba. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zumba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zumba.
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