Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rumba

3 senses of rumba

Sense 1
rumba, rhumba -- (syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba)
       => dance music -- (music to dance to)

Sense 2
rumba, rhumba -- (a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement)
       => folk dancing, folk dance -- (a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))

Sense 3
rumba, rhumba -- (a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance)
       => ballroom dancing, ballroom dance -- (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rumba

1 sense of rumba

Sense 1
rhumba, rumba -- (dance the rhumba)
       => dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe -- (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio")