Where does “samba” come from?

samba (French) comes from Portuguese samba, from Kimbundu semba — belly-bump.

samba (French): samba dance

Definitions

  1. samba dance

Ancestry of “samba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesambasamba Brazilian genre of music and dance
2Kimbundusembabelly-bump

Words derived from “samba”

Every word from Kimbundu semba →Every word from Portuguese samba →