samba

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  1. noun A Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.
  2. noun Music in duple meter for performing this dance.
  3. intransitive verb To perform this dance.

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  • The setting is Brazil, Rio, the home of Carnival and samba, which is enough to lead the reader to expect flamboyance and verve. —  AnalogSFF,October2007
  • Checked that the samba was allowed and all is still fine. —  PCLinuxOS-Forums
  • Re: folders sharing of winxp and pclos using samba - can't see the pclos folder —  PCLinuxOS-Forums
  • The lyrics, set as a 1 / 2 time ballad against a full time samba, are masterfully supported in mood and tempo by Horta, he and Lellis being consummate foils for each other. —  Home
  • This is especially important if you use samba or if you run a mailserver. conclusion —  LXer Linux News
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  1. Portuguese, possibly of African origin.
 

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