Samba
German, noun/ˈzamba/
Samba is spelled S-A-M-B-A (5 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 24,295th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Samba is a German masculine noun meaning “samba (Latin-American (Brazilian) dance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Tanz mit leichter und schneller Schrittfolge”.
What does Samba mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesamba (Latin-American (Brazilian) dance)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Tanz mit leichter und schneller Schrittfolge 2. ein brasilianischer Musikstil
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Samba
- Sambas genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Samba?
- /ˈzamba/
- [ˈzamba]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Samba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Samba in German?
Samba appears 2.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).