samba
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- n 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
- n music composed for dancing the samba
- n a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
- n a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers
- v dance the samba
- Max de Castro--samba singer, hip-hopper and visionary--leads Brazil's next wave.
- His successes with pension and tax reforms have made Wall Street want to samba.
- Eschewing the formal paraphanelia or costumes of the official samba schools, they meet in public places and then dance around the block behind some music, often a witty samba .