macumba | (noun) a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing | - |
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(noun) popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult | - |
(noun) (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin | - |
rhumba | (noun) a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement | Synonyms: rumba |
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(noun) a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance | Synonyms: rumba |
(noun) syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba | Synonyms: rumba |
(verb) dance the rhumba | Synonyms: rumba |
rumba | (noun) a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement | Synonyms: rhumba |
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(noun) a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance | Synonyms: rhumba |
(noun) syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba | Synonyms: rhumba |
(verb) dance the rhumba | Synonyms: rhumba |