Samba vs. Salsa — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Samba and Salsa
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Samba
Samba (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃bɐ] (listen)), also known as samba urbano carioca (Urban Carioca Samba) or simply samba carioca (Carioca Samba) is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Having its roots in Angola and in Brazilian folk traditions, especially those linked to the primitive rural samba of the colonial and imperial periods, is considered one of the most important cultural phenomena in Brazil and one of the country symbols.
Salsa
A type of Latin American dance music incorporating elements of jazz and rock.
Samba
A Brazilian dance of African origin
A woman danced the samba carrying a pitcher of lemonade
Salsa
(especially in Latin American cooking) a spicy tomato sauce
A flour tortilla with salsa and shredded cheese
Samba
Dance the samba
How do you kill five hours in Rio if you don't samba?
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Salsa
A spicy sauce of chopped, usually uncooked vegetables or fruit, especially tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers, used as a condiment.
Samba
A Brazilian dance in duple meter of African origin, performed in groups, by couples, or as a solo.
Salsa
A genre of Latin American music characterized by Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Cuban big-band arrangements, and elements of jazz and rock.
Samba
The music for this dance.
Salsa
A dance for couples performed to this music.
Samba
To perform this dance.
Salsa
(countable) A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers.
Samba
A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.
Salsa
A style of urban music originally from New York heavily influenced by Cuban dance music, jazz and rock.
Samba
A Brazilian musical genre, to which the aforementioned dance is danced, which has its roots in West Africa via the slave trade.
Salsa
Any of several dances performed to salsa music.
Samba
To dance the samba.
Salsa
(intransitive) To dance the salsa.
They salsaed late until the night.
Samba
Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
Salsa
Spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods
Samba
Music composed for dancing the samba
Samba
A lively ballroom dance from Brazil
Samba
A form of canasta using three decks and six jokers
Samba
Dance the samba
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