samba

A noun referring to a lively Brazilian ballroom dance, the music composed for it, or a large West African tree yielding soft wood; also a card game variant of canasta.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen lebhaften brasilianischen Gesellschaftstanz, die dazugehörige Musik, einen großen westafrikanischen Baum mit weichem Holz sowie ein Kartenspiel (eine Variante des Canasta) bezeichnet.

1. West African tree C2 formal

   A large tree native to West Africa, with large palm-shaped leaves and clusters of small white flowers, producing soft pale wood.

   • The samba tree is valued for its lightweight timber.
   • Local carpenters use samba wood for making furniture.
   • The samba's seeds are dispersed by the wind.

   🇩🇪Samba

   Synonyme: obeche

2. Brazilian dance music B1 formal art

   A style of music composed for the lively Brazilian ballroom dance called samba.

   • The band played a fast samba at the carnival.
   • Samba music is known for its infectious rhythm.
   • She learned to play samba on the drums.

   🇩🇪Samba

3. Brazilian dance B1 formal art

   A lively ballroom dance originating from Brazil, characterized by rhythmic steps and hip movements.

   • They danced the samba at the festival.
   • Samba requires quick footwork and energy.
   • The couple performed a flawless samba routine.

   🇩🇪Samba

4. Card game variant C1 formal

   A version of the card game canasta that uses three decks of cards and six jokers.

   • They played samba late into the night.
   • Samba is a more complex version of canasta.
   • The rules of samba involve forming melds with jokers.

   🇩🇪Samba

• sambas plural form
• sambas' possessive plural form
• samba's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of dancing the samba, a lively Brazilian dance, or moving in a similar rhythmic style.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, Samba zu tanzen – einen lebhaften brasilianischen Tanz – oder sich in einem ähnlichen rhythmischen Stil zu bewegen.

1. Dance the samba B1 informal

   To perform the samba, a lively, rhythmical Brazilian dance.

   • They sambaed all night at the carnival.
   • She loves to samba to the beat of the drums.
   • He learned to samba during his trip to Rio.

   🇩🇪Samba tanzen

• sambaed past participle
• sambaed past simple
• sambaing present participle
• sambas third person singular