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verb.
dance the samba
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
noun.
music composed for dancing the samba
noun.
a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
noun.
a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers
Word Usage
"The word samba means to dance and invoke the African spirits."