1.  rumba(n = noun.communication) rhumba - syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba;
is a kind of dance music

2.  rumba(n = noun.act) rhumba - a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement;
is a kind of folk dance, folk dancing

3.  rumba(n = noun.act) rhumba - a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance;
is a kind of ballroom dance, ballroom dancing

   rumba(v = verb.motion) rhumba - dance the rhumba;
is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
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rumba, n. & v. (also rhumba)
--n.
1 a Cuban Negro dance.
2 a a ballroom dance imitative of this. b the music for it.
--v.tr. (rumbas, rumbaed or rumba'd, rumbaing) dance the rumba.

Etymology:
Amer. Sp.