samba

UK: /ˈsæmbə/ US: /ˈsæmbə, ˈsɑm-/ ,(sam′bə, säm′-)

Inflections of 'samba' (n): npl: sambas

Inflections of 'samba' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

sambas

v 3rd person singular

sambaing

v pres p

sambaed

v past

sambaed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

sam•ba /ˈsæmbə, ˈsɑm-/   n., pl. -bas, v., -baed, -ba•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. Music and Dance a Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.

v. [no object]

2. Music and Dance to dance the samba.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sam•ba  (sam′bə, säm′-), n., pl. -bas, v., -baed, -ba•ing. 
n. 

1. a rhythmic, Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.

v.i. 

2. to dance the samba.

• Portuguese samba, alleged to be of African origin, originally
• 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

samba / ˈsæmbə/ noun ( -bas)

1. a lively modern ballroom dance from Brazil in bouncy duple time
2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

verb ( -bas, -baing, -baed)

1. (intransitive) to perform such a dance

Etymology: Portuguese, of African origin