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rumba

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rumba /ˈrʌmbə/ (also rhumba)

▶noun a rhythmic dance with Spanish and African elements, originating in Cuba.

■ a ballroom dance based on this.

▶verb (rumbas, rumbaing /-bə(r)ɪŋ/, rumbaed /-bəd/ or rumba'd) dance the rumba.

– origin 1920s: from Latin Amer. Sp.

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