English Explanatory Dictionary

tumbao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The basic rhythm played on the conga drum and the bass in Afro-Cuban music.

Word forms

tumbao tumbaos

Etymology

From Cuban Spanish tumbar (“to knock off, fall”).

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