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rumba vs folk dance

folk dance vs rumba

rumba and folk dance both are nouns.

rumba and folk dance both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rumba Yes No Yes No
folk dance Yes No Yes No
As nouns, folk dance is a hypernym of rumba; that is, folk dance is a word with a broader meaning than rumba:
  • rumba: a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
  • folk dance: a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
Other hypernyms of rumba include folk dancing.
rumba (noun) folk dance (noun)
a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
rumba (verb) folk dance (verb)
dance the rhumba perform a folk-dance
Difference between rumba and folk dance

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