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  • noun Plural form of rumba.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rumba.

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Examples

  • Fairuz is a remarkably popular Lebanese musician who has managed to sustain Lebanese cultural motifs and aspirations while blending her performances with sounds as diverse as Mozart and Latin American rumbas, flamenco and Balkan folk music.

    WeLove-music 2010

  • I know it sounds like fun, but please: No salsas, rumbas, macarenas or dancing of any kind at our national monuments.

    When Dance Should Be a Crime Elizabeth MacDonald 2011

  • As a USO hostess fed up with congas, rumbas and sambas, she performed a rollicking number called "South America, Take It Away."

    Comedienne Betty Garrett, '40s co-star of Frank Sinatra, dies at 91 Emma Brown 2011

  • Known for his work alongside Beck, Tom Waits and Johnny Cash, Mr. Hormel will delve into the sound of '50s Congolese rumbas, updating the sound for the 21st century.

    Troubadours, Technicians and Dixie Chickens Andy Beta 2012

  • National monuments aren't the place for salsas, rumbas or macarenas.

    When Dance Should Be a Crime Elizabeth MacDonald 2011

  • Her movements are sensual and suggestive, but they are less provocative than the grinding rumbas that are regularly showcased on an evening of "Dancing With the Stars," during which contestants -- some of them teenagers, some senior citizens -- are vehemently admonished by the judges for not being sexy enough.

    Miley Cyrus's brazen video not as bad as moves on 'Dancing With the Stars' Robin Givhan 2010

  • National monuments aren't the place for salsas, rumbas or macarenas.

    When Dance Should Be a Crime Elizabeth MacDonald 2011

  • I know it sounds like fun, but please: No salsas, rumbas, macarenas or dancing of any kind at our national monuments.

    When Dance Should Be a Crime Elizabeth MacDonald 2011

  • Cole Porter recognized early that we lack a strong music that plays the bass notes of our souls and forces us together in dances that repeat the bitter-sweetness of life itself: tangos, and rumbas and beguines.

    Giles Slade: Review of Boy In The Moon 2010

  • Previously, Palin filled her days with speaking gigs and televised sexy rumbas.

    Bristol Palin Headed To College? Leah Finnegan 2010

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