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samba

/ˈsæm.bə/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un animado baile brasileño y su música, un gran árbol de África occidental con madera blanda, y un juego de cartas similar a la canasta., Verbo que denota la acción de bailar samba — un animado baile brasileño — o moverse con un estilo rítmico similar.

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noun

B1formalcommon/ˈsæm.bə/

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.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un animado baile brasileño y su música, un gran árbol de África occidental con madera blanda, y un juego de cartas similar a la canasta.
  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.

    🇪🇸Árbol africano de madera blanda

    Sinónimos: 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 (música)

  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 (danza brasileña)

  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 (variante de canasta)

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

verb

B2formalcommon/ˈsæm.bə/

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

  • 🇪🇸Verbo que denota la acción de bailar samba — un animado baile brasileño — o moverse con un estilo rítmico similar.
  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.

    🇪🇸Bailar la samba

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