zumba

From English zumba.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzumbɑ/, [ˈzumbɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -umbɑ
• Syllabification^(key): zum‧ba
• Hyphenation^(key): zum‧ba

zumba

1. Zumba

• zumbata

zumba

1. inflection of zumbar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Borrowed from English Zumba.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzum.ba/

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• Rhymes: -umba
• Syllabification: zum‧ba
• Homophone: Zumba

zumba f

1. (dance, exercise) Zumba (fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance)

• zumba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• zumba at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

• Rhymes: -ũbɐ
• Hyphenation: zum‧ba

From trademark Zumba.

zumba m or f by sense (plural zumbas)

1. Zumba

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

zumba

1. inflection of zumbir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• “zumba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “zumba”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “zumba”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “zumba”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈθumba/ [ˈθũm.ba] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsumba/ [ˈsũm.ba] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -umba
• Syllabification: zum‧ba

Deverbal from zumbar.

zumba f (plural zumbas)

1. bashing, beating

   Synonyms: paliza, zurra

2. (colloquial, El Salvador) drunkenness

   Synonym: borrachera

3. (colloquial, El Salvador) binge, bender, spree (act of consuming a large quantity)

   Synonyms: borrachero, atracón, botellón

zumba

1. inflection of zumbar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

From trademark Zumba created by the Colombian Beto Pérez. He wanted to call it "rumba", but this name was already taken for the Cuban musical genre and could create confusion. So he and his partner began to try initial letters until they liked "sumba", but Beto Pérez decided to write it with "z" because he liked the fictional character Zorro when he was a child.^[1]

zumba m or f same meaning (plural zumbas)

1. Zumba

• “zumba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Borrowed from English Zumba, from trademark Zumba created by the Colombian Beto Pérez, from Spanish rumba with the first letter changed to “Z”.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈzumba/ [ˈzum.bɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more-native sounding) /ˈsumba/ [ˈsum.bɐ]
• Rhymes: -umba
• Syllabification: zum‧ba

zumba (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ) (exercise)

1. Zumba

• “zumba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018