how to pronounce самба

/ˈsambə/

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самба is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of самба in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… galeno galicie неравный que la cazotte shin bet пушить выиграть их самба трава …”

meanings of самба

noun:

Samba (Brazilian ballroom dance).

самба frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word самба occurs in russian on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.