samba Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    obeche; arere; Triplochiton scleroxcylon; obechi.
  2. noun music composed for dancing the samba
  3. noun a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
  4. noun a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers
  5. verb dance the samba

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