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I played in rhumba bands, mickey mouse bands; all kinds of bands.
Stan Getz

Meaning of "rhumba" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RHUMBA

rhumba  [ˈrʌmbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHUMBA

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rhumba is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RHUMBA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rumba

Rumba is a family of percussive rhythms, song and ballroom dance that originated in Cuba as a combination of various musical traditions. The name derives from the Cuban Spanish word rumbo which means "party" or "spree". It is secular, with no religious connections. People of African descent in Havana and Matanzas originally used the word rumba as a synonym for party. Olavo Alén states that over time, "rumba ceased to be simply another word for party and took on the meaning both of a defined Cuban musical genre and also of a very specific form of dance." The term spread in the 1930s and 1940s to the faster popular music of Cuba, where it was used as a catch-all term, rather like salsa today. Also, the term is used in the international Latin-American dance syllabus, but in reference to a slower dance based on the bolero-son. Ballroom rumba, or rhumba, is essentially son as opposed to the older folkloric rumba. Similarly, the African style of pop music called African Rumba or soukous is also son-based.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHUMBA


Columba
kəˈlʌmbə
cucumber
ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə
Humber
ˈhʌmbə
lumbar
ˈlʌmbə
lumber
ˈlʌmbə
number
ˈnʌmbə
outnumber
ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə
renumber
ˌriːˈnʌmbə
rumba
ˈrʌmbə
slumber
ˈslʌmbə
umber
ˈʌmbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHUMBA

rhotacist
rhotacistic
rhotacize
rhotic
rhoticity
RHS
rhubarb
rhubarby
rhumb
rhumb line
rhumbatron
rhus
rhyme
rhyme or reason
rhyme royal
rhyme scheme
rhymed
rhymeless
rhymer
rhymester

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHUMBA

Bemba
calumba
caramba
Cochabamba
gamba
hamba
kalimba
Knights of St. Columba
limba
Lumumba
Macumba
mamba
marimba
mitumba
Moomba
samba
simba
Sumba
Toowoomba
Zumba

Synonyms and antonyms of rhumba in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rhumba» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RHUMBA

Find out the translation of rhumba to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rhumba from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rhumba» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伦巴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rumba
570 millions of speakers

English

rhumba
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Rhumba
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

rhumba
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

румба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rumba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Rhumba
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rumba
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rhumba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rhumba
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルンバ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

룸바
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rhumba
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Rhumba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rhumba
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Rhumba
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rhumba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rumba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rhumba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

румба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Rhumba
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rhumba
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Rhumba
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rhumba
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rhumba
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rhumba

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RHUMBA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RHUMBA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rhumba

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QUOTES WITH «RHUMBA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rhumba.
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Stan Getz
I played in rhumba bands, mickey mouse bands; all kinds of bands.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHUMBA»

Discover the use of rhumba in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rhumba and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rhumba
Newham, London.Ten-year-old Flambeau waits for his young mother to arrive from the Congo, along the same dangerous route that the human traffickers smuggled him.
Elaine Proctor, 2013
2
A Rhumba in Waltz Time
MGM "fixer" Chris Blanchard looks into an actor's murder when his wife claims responsibility for the crime, but when Charles finds evidence that exonerate her, he decides to find the real killer, a situation that becomes urgent as more ...
Robert S. Levinson, 2011
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How to Play the Piano Despite Years of Lessons: What Music ...
As reported, the bolero arrangement will serve nicely for numbers marked " Beguine" and "Rhumba." But very strictly speaking, the bolero and the rhumba divide the attacks differently in both right and left hands. This is not to suggest that one is ...
‎1981
4
Ethnic Music on Records
... ight-Rhumba (Lionel Belasco) Will You Sweetheart-Rhumba (Lionel Belasco) Someday-Rhumba (Lionel Belasco) Lola-Rhumba (Lionel Belasco) Tr in ldad- Rhumba (Lionel Belasco) Not Tonight Joseph ine-Rhumba (Lionel Belasco) Butterf ...
Richard K. Spottswood, 1990
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When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba
When her aunt, who loves Broadway musicals, is confined to bed with a sprained ankle, Sophie convinces the rest of the family to put on a show for her.
Eileen Kurtis-Kleinman, 1999
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Representing the Good Neighbor: Music, Difference, and the ...
glitzy nightclubs that came to be associated with rhumba (the ballroom dance) were a far cry from the original rumba, which lower-class blacks performed in nineteenth-century Cuba, often as an emotional outlet.30 (The term rumba can also ...
Carol A. Hess, 2013
7
Rock and Roll: Gold Rush
Torok, in this one, jumps upon the early-50s dance crazes from the sunny, balmy, palm-frondy, girls-in-grass-skirt dreamlands of the American male: the Mambo, Rhumba, Samba, the Conga, the Cha-Cha. Somehow he mixes in all their frantic,  ...
Maury Dean, 2003
8
Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular ...
mat of rumba was featured outside Cuba, traditional rumba became “staged rumba” inside Cuba and “rhumba” outside of Cuba. The rhumba craze of the 1930s was in full force. The dance team that has been documented repeatedly and that ...
Julie Malnig, 2009
9
Hawai'i Chronicles Three
The answer was found by Ray Andrade, who had the courage to open La Hula Rhumba, Hawaii's first wartime night club. The golden- voiced singer has an excellent band of his own, but apart from that he started his venture with nothing but a ...
Bob Dye, 2000
10
What Makes Sammy Run?
The band broke into a rhumba. Sammy rose and reached out his hand for Kit. “I feel like dancing," he said with a cigar in his mouth. “You don't know how to rhumba," she said. “I can do as good as the rest of these jerks,” he said, and his voice ...
Budd Schulberg, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHUMBA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rhumba is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Rhumba Club working on two-day dance music festival to be …
THOSE mischievous scamps at The Rhumba Club are up to their tricks again - and this time ... The Rhumba is, of course, one of Scotland's most famous nightlife ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
2
Happy tails: Rhumba adopted after nine months in shelter
After spending the last nine months in shelter care, Surrey's longest running pound puppy has found her forever home. I was introduced to Rhumba, a sassy rat ... «Vancity Buzz, Jun 15»
3
African Rhumba Festival
Head to the first-ever May Day Rhumba Festival in the Gulf region featuring the African rhumba maestro Johnny Junior and BV band from Kenya. Share | Share ... «TimeOutDubai.com, Apr 15»
4
Watch Conan O'Brien Sing With a Salsa Band, Take Rhumba
His confidence boosted after his jam session, O'Brien also brought his skills to the world of rhumba, where he succeeded in scaring almost every single person ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
5
From roses to rhumba: Soules to join 'Dancing With the Stars …
Iowan Chris Soules just can't quit reality TV. After "The Bachelor" wraps up, reports Us Weekly, the Arlington native will join the 20th season of "Dancing With the ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Mar 15»
6
Strictly Come Dancing 2014: Caroline Flack's Rhumba is out of this …
Telly host Caroline Flack has to be one of our favourite's in the competition, We just love everything about her! This week, Caroline and her partner, Pasha ... «Unreality TV, Oct 14»
7
Rhumba Girl Liquors hosts anniversary celebration
Rhumba Girl Liquors owner Beth Maun presents the grand prize of Denver Broncos tickets to Whiskey Miller, a past Budweiser drawing winner. Contests and ... «Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Oct 14»
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The Rhumba Club presents A Festival Of House
Dundee's Rhumba Club return with this year's edition of A Festival Of House, ... music - The Rhumba Club return, determined to outdo the success of 2013. «Skiddle.com, Sep 14»
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African rhumba king at festival
African rhumba king Kanda Bongo Man has not only confirmed his appearance to perform at the Phalaphala FM Royal Heritage Festival 2014 at the Royal ... «Zoutnet, Sep 14»
10
Live: Three Girl Rhumba EP Launch
It was then time for the main act of the night, Three Girl Rhumba, and with them already having brought a huge amount of support, they were heavily anticipated. «LeftLion, Aug 14»

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