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samba

Brazil's national dance probably carries an Angolan name: Kimbundu semba, a 'belly-bump' dance move. It is recorded in Pernambuco in 1830, reached English in the 1880s, and with records, ballrooms and carnival went on to Europe and Japan.

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The road to English

From Brazilian Portuguese to French

From Brazilian Portuguese to Portuguese

From Brazilian Portuguese to Spanish

From Brazilian Portuguese to German

From Brazilian Portuguese to Italian

From Brazilian Portuguese to Russian

From Brazilian Portuguese to Japanese

From Brazilian Portuguese to Polish

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Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

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