samba
1. 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 • Syn: obeche, obechi, arere, Triplochiton scleroxcylon • Hypernyms: tree • Member Holonyms: Triplochiton, genus Triplochiton 2. music composed for dancing the samba • Hypernyms: dance music 3. a lively ballroom dance from Brazil • Hypernyms: ballroom dancing, ballroom dance 4. a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers • Hypernyms: canasta, basket rummy, meld
dance the samba • Hypernyms: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Sam and Sue samba
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