samba

/ˈsɑmbə/

/ˈsæmbə/

Other forms: sambas; sambaed; sambaing

Definitions of samba

1. noun

   a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
   type of:

   ballroom dance, ballroom dancing

   any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
2. noun

   music composed for dancing the samba
   type of:

   dance music

   music to dance to
3. verb

   dance the samba
   type of:

   dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe

   move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
4. noun

   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
   synonyms: Triplochiton scleroxcylon, arere, obeche, obechi

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
5. noun

   a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers
   type of:

   basket rummy, canasta, meld

   a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank