rumba n 1: syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba [syn: {rumba}, {rhumba}] 2: a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement [syn: {rumba}, {rhumba}] 3: a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance [syn: {rumba}, {rhumba}] v 1: dance the rhumba [syn: {rhumba}, {rumba}]