samba

Nouns

  • (n) 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 arere, obechi, Triplochiton scleroxcylon, obeche,
  • (n) music composed for dancing the samba
  • (n) a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
  • (n) a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers

Verbs

  • (v) dance the samba

Synonyms

arere obechi Triplochiton scleroxcylon obeche

Words of close approximity

Same Sami
saman Samia Samoa
sambar