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rumba vs ballroom dance

ballroom dance vs rumba

rumba and ballroom dance both are nouns.

rumba is a verb but ballroom dance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rumba Yes No Yes No
ballroom dance Yes No No No
As nouns, ballroom dance is a hypernym of rumba; that is, ballroom dance is a word with a broader meaning than rumba:
  • rumba: a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
  • ballroom dance: any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
Other hypernyms of rumba include ballroom dancing.
rumba (noun) ballroom dance (noun)
a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
rumba (verb) ballroom dance (verb)
dance the rhumba
Difference between rumba and ballroom dance

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