Associations to the word «Samba»

Wiktionary

SAMBA, noun. A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.
SAMBA, noun. A Brazilian musical genre, to which the aforementioned dance is danced, which has its roots in West Africa via the slave trade.
SAMBA, verb. To dance the samba.

Dictionary definition

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.
SAMBA, noun. Music composed for dancing the samba.
SAMBA, noun. A lively ballroom dance from Brazil.
SAMBA, noun. A form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers.
SAMBA, verb. Dance the samba.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche