Zumba

[ zoom-buh, ‐bah ]

/ ˈzum bə, ‐bɑ /

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Trademark.

a brand name for a fitness program consisting of dance and aerobic exercise routines performed to popular, mainly Latin American music.

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Origin of Zumba

An arbitrary coinage

Words nearby Zumba

Zu ʾlkaʿdah, Zuloaga, Zulu, Zululand, Zuma, Zumba, Zungaria, Zuni, zuppa, zuppa inglese, Zurbarán

How to use Zumba in a sentence

In this model, we would muscle our way to victory by continuing to go to Zumba, eat at Wing Stop, get our hair cut.
The ‘Commander in Grief’ steps up to the microphone|Monica Hesse|March 12, 2021|Washington Post
If you’re doing an intense Crossfit course that requires a lot of breathing, or a Zumba lesson that has you shaking and bumping into people, you’re putting yourself at risk, Thomas says.
The safest ways to exercise during a pandemic|Sara Kiley Watson|September 9, 2020|Popular-Science
See the battle between the terrible lion Zumbo and his wife, the ferocious lioness Zumba.
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British Dictionary definitions for Zumba

Zumba

/ (ˈzʊmbə) /

noun

trademark a system of keep-fit exercises performed to Latin American dance music

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