German

Noun

Rumba f, m ‎(genitive Rumba or Rumbas, plural Rumbas)

1. rumba (Latin-American dance)

Usage notes

• In standard German in Germany, Rumba is feminine. In Austria, it is masculine. It is also masculine in Switzerland and colloquially in Germany.

English

Noun

rumba ‎(plural rumbas)

1. A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.

Translations

Verb

rumba ‎(third-person singular simple present rumbas, present participle rumbaing, simple past and past participle rumbaed)

1. To dance the rumba.

Translations

Anagrams

• Burma, umbra

Finnish

Noun

rumba

1. rumba (dance)

Declension

Anagrams

• Burma

French

Etymology

From Spanish, from rumbo ‎(“route”)

Noun

rumba f ‎(plural rumbas)

1. rumba (dance)

Anagrams

• bruma

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrumbɒ]
• Hyphenation: rum‧ba

Etymology 1

From Spanish rumba.^[1]

Noun

rumba ‎(plural rumbák)

1. rumba (dance)

Declension

Etymology 2

rum +‎ -ba

Noun

rumba

1. illative singular of rum

   Jeget tesznek a rumba.‎ ― They put ice in the rum.

References

1. ↑ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Italian

Noun

rumba f ‎(plural rumbe)

1. rumba

Anagrams

• bruma, umbra

Spanish

Etymology

Cuban Spanish, From Spanish rumbo ‎(“spree, party”), meaning evolved from "ostentation, pomp, leadership," perhaps originally "the course of a ship," from rombo ‎(“rhombus”), referencing the compass, which is marked by a rhombus. See rhombus.

Noun

rumba f ‎(plural rumbas)

1. rumba (Cuban dance)

Derived terms

• rumbear