Synonyms for rumba
ˈrʌm bə, ˈrʊm-, ˈrum-; -bəz; -bəd; -bə ɪŋrum·ba

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1. rumba, rhumbanoun

   syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba

   Synonyms:
   rhumba

2. rumba, rhumbanoun

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

   Synonyms:
   rhumba

3. rumba, rhumbaverb

   a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

   Synonyms:
   rhumba

4. rhumba, rumbaverb

   dance the rhumba

   Synonyms:
   rhumba

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1. • Dance
   • Dance Music
   • Folk Dancing

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How to use rumba in a sentence?

1. Laura Hidalgo:

   He never showed himself as a bad person… My Valentina was a very smiling and happy young woman. She lived in the world of the rumba (party) scene, he lived in the United States and came to marry her, they were going to share a life together and do the paperwork for that.