Where does “samba” come from?

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

samba (Portuguese): samba Brazilian genre of music and dance

Definitions

  1. samba Brazilian genre of music and dance

Ancestry of “samba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kimbundusembabelly-bump

Words derived from “samba

Every word from Kimbundu semba
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