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Meaning of "Zumba" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZUMBA

Zumba  [ˈzʊmbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZUMBA

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Zumba is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ZUMBA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zumba

Zumba

Zumba is a dance fitness program created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez during the 1990s. Zumba involves dance and aerobic elements. Zumba's choreography incorporates hip-hop, soca, samba, salsa, merengue, mambo and martial arts. Squats and lunges are also included. Zumba Fitness, an organization that sells Zumba videos and products, does not charge licensing fees to gyms or fitness centers. Approximately 14 million people take weekly Zumba classes in over 140,000 locations across more than 185 countries.

Definition of Zumba in the English dictionary

The definition of Zumba in the dictionary is ® a system of keep-fit exercises performed to Latin American dance music.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZUMBA


amber
ˈæmbə
chamber
ˈtʃeɪmbə
cucumber
ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə
December
dɪˈsɛmbə
ember
ˈɛmbə
goombah
ˈɡʊmbə
limba
ˈlɪmbə
lumber
ˈlʌmbə
Lumumba
lʊˈmʊmbə
member
ˈmɛmbə
mitumba
mɪˈtʊmbə
November
nəʊˈvɛmbə
number
ˈnʌmbə
ombre
ˈɒmbə
remember
rɪˈmɛmbə
samba
ˈsæmbə
September
sɛpˈtɛmbə
simba
ˈsɪmbə
timber
ˈtɪmbə
Toowoomba
təˈwʊmbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZUMBA

Zuckerman
zufolo
Zug
Zugspitze
zugzwang
Zuider Zee
Zuidholland
Zukerman
Zulu
Zululand
Zuma
zumbooruk
Zungaria
zupa
zupan
Zuyder Zee
zuz
zw
Zweig
Zwickau

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZUMBA

Bemba
cabomba
calumba
caramba
Cochabamba
Columba
dicamba
gamba
hamba
kalimba
Knights of St. Columba
Macumba
mamba
marimba
Moomba
Pemba
rhumba
rumba
Sumba
Zomba

Synonyms and antonyms of Zumba in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Zumba» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZUMBA

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

Translator English - Chinese

尊巴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Zumba
570 millions of speakers

English

Zumba
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Zumba
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زومبا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Zumba
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Zumba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জুমবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Zumba
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zumba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zumba
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ズンバ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

줌바
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zumba
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Zumba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

zumba
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुम्बा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zumba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Zumba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zumba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Zumba
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Zumba
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Zumba
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Zumba
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Zumba
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Zumba
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Zumba

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZUMBA»

The term «Zumba» is very widely used and occupies the 12.425 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZUMBA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZUMBA»

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Zumba®: Ditch the Workout, Join the Party! The Zumba Weight ...
ZUMBA! Created by celebrity fitness trainer Beto Perez, Zumba® combines fun, easy-to-follow dance steps with hot Latin beats to help you shed pounds and inches fast.
Beto Perez, Maggie Greenwood-Robinson, 2009
2
Latin Dance
Given its athletic step-per-beat nature, it shouldn't be much of a surprise that Latin dance has even found its way into fitness programs. Enter zumba, a generic mix of mambo, cha-cha, samba, and salsa steps and figures set to variably-paced ...
Elizabeth Drake-Boyt, 2011
3
Bodies Without Borders
In Mexico, as in other countries, Zumba has met with a lot of success. Besides classes registered on the website of Zumba Fitness, which are mainly those offered in gyms, there is a great flux of classes offered in public places, plazas, and ...
Erynn Masi de Casanova, Afshan Jafar, 2013
4
Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands
Buses from Loja head south to Zumba ($6, six hours) and on to the Peruvian border (see below for details). Vilcabambaturis (at the bus terminal) also sells tickets for the Loja–Piura (Peru) bus ride, which goes via Macará (see p225 for details).
Danny Palmerlee, Michael Grosberg, Carolyn McCarthy, 2006
5
Hey Malarek!: The True Story of a Street Kid Who Made It
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Victor Malarek, 2012
6
The Human Tradition in Colonial Latin America
That threat came in the powerful expedition of Fernao Carrilho, who attacked Palmares in 1677, killing many, wounding Ganga Zumba, capturing Field Commander Ganga Muica, and taking numerous captives back to slavery on the coast.
Kenneth J. Andrien, 2013
7
Principles and Labs for Physical Fitness
Zumba A relatively new dance fitness program was created in Colombia by Alberto “Beto” Perez in the mid-1990s. Following great popularity in Colombia, the zumba program was brought to the United States in 1999. The program is now ...
Wener Hoeger, Sharon Hoeger, 2013
8
Methods of Group Exercise Instruction-3rd Edition:
Zumba classes have become especially popular around the world; the 2013 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) “Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends” listed Zumba twelfth on a list of the top 20 fitness trends (Thompson 2012 ).
Carol Kennedy-Armbruster, Mary Yoke, 2014
9
Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace
Kings Ganga Zumba and Zumbi Dos Palmares King Ganga Zumba and King Zumbi are sometimes said to have been kings in Africa who were enslaved and brought to Brazil. Although members of royal families were sometimes enslaved, it is ...
Gerard Taylor, 2005
10
Making the American Body: The Remarkable Saga of the Men and ...
Rock, rock, rock!” Zumba was a case study in the propulsive power of brand marketing. In the time it took Sorenson's aerobic dance to go from a handful of instructors to one hundred, Zumba went from zero to five hundred— in New York alone.
Jonathan Black, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZUMBA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Zumba is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Watch 12975 Dancing Filipinos Break the Record for the World's …
A new Guinness World Record for the world's largest Zumba class was set Sunday in Mandaluyong, a suburb of the Philippine capital, Manila. Clad in bright ... «TIME, Jul 15»
2
How Yoga Retreats And Zumba Cruises Are Challenging The 'Fat …
In January, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd will launch its first ever Zumba Cruise, offering all-day classes in the popular Latin American dance-based aerobic ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
3
Body-weight training most popular; Zumba, not so much
Fads such as Zumba, Pilates, and balance training didn't crack the top 20. Each year, the ACSM canvasses thousands of fitness professionals and releases a ... «Outside Magazine, Jan 15»
4
Fears as young zumba teacher vanishes
As was her routine, the zumba teacher left her home in Banstead, Surrey, by car - but never arrived at the exercise studio where she teaches. The pretty blonde ... «Express.co.uk, Nov 14»
5
West Sussex Zumba zombies attempt world record
"We have registered the event with Guinness World Records, but as they don't currently have a category for the largest Zumba class featuring zombies we will ... «BBC News, Oct 14»
6
Thieves steal truck carrying $1M in Zumba gear
A truck carrying $1 million worth of Zumba fitness merchandise has been stolen from Miami. A spokeswoman for the Florida-based fitness company says Zumba ... «WKMG Orlando, Aug 14»
7
Zumba prostitution scandal closes with final client's case
ALFRED, Maine - A prostitution scandal in Kennebunk, Maine that centered on a Zumba dance studio has quietly drawn to a close with resolution of the final ... «CBS News, Mar 14»
8
Zumba instructor behind Maine prostitution ring gets out of jail early
The Zumba instructor in Maine who ran a prostitution ring out of her fitness studio Saturday was released from jail early for good behavior and participating in a ... «CNN, Nov 13»
9
Zumba prostitute trial : First 'client' ACQUITTED after he says that he …
Wright claims that Strong, a licensed private investigator, told her that the brothel she operated out of her Zumba studio was really an elaborate sting operation ... «Daily Mail, Aug 13»
10
Zumba prostitute: Alexis Wright claims she thought she was working …
Alexis Wright, the Zumba prostitute from Maine, had sex with more than 100 men for money because she believed she was working as an undercover agent for ... «Daily Mail, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Zumba [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/zumba>. Apr 2024 ».
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