rhumba

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A form of rumba — A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.

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Meanings

nounrhumba (countable and uncountable, plural rhumbas)

plural rhumbas

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of rumba.
verbrhumba (third-person singular simple present rhumbas, present participle rhumbaing, simple past and past participle rhumbaed)

present singular third person rhumbas · participle present rhumbaing · participle past rhumbaed · past rhumbaed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of rumba.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsyncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba

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dance music

nouna folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement

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rumba
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folk dancingfolk dance

nouna ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

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ballroom dancingballroom dance

verbdance the rhumba

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dancetrip the light fantastictrip the light fantastic toe
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rumba

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

rhumba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhumba

MLA

“rhumba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhumba. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhumba,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhumba.

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