samba

n. style of rhythmic Brazilian ballroom dance

v. dance the samba (style of Brazilian ballroom dance)

Samba is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil. It is widely viewed as Brazil's national musical style. (This is not to be confused with the Zamba. The Zamba is a style of Argentine music, and an associated dance, very different from its homophone, the Samba)
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Samba may have one of the following meanings.
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Noun
1. large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
(synonym) obeche, obechi, arere, Triplochiton scleroxcylon
(hypernym) tree
(member-holonym) Triplochiton, genus Triplochiton
2. music composed for dancing the samba
(hypernym) dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music
3. a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
(hypernym) ballroom dancing, ballroom dance
4. a form of canasta using three decks and six jokers
(hypernym) canasta, basket rummy, meld
Verb
1. dance the samba
(hypernym) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe

n. samba, style of rhythmic Brazilian ballroom dance

n. samba, style of rhythmic Brazilian ballroom dance