Hyphenation of samba

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word samba? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

sam-ba

Definitions of samba:

1.	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
2.	Music composed for dancing the samba
3.	A lively ballroom dance from Brazil
4.	A form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers
5.	Dance the samba

Synonyms of samba:

noun	obeche, obechi, arere, Triplochiton scleroxcylon, tree
noun	dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music
noun	ballroom dancing, ballroom dance
noun	canasta, basket rummy, meld
verb	dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe

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