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单词 juba
释义

juba

noun

ju·​ba ˈjü-bə How to pronounce juba (audio)
in U.S. history
: a dance that was accompanied by complex rhythmic hand clapping and slapping of the knees and thighs and that was performed on plantations in the southern U.S. by enslaved Black people
also : the style of rhythmic accompaniment used for this dance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web One unintended upshot of banning drums was the development of body percussion: juba, hambone, tap dance, stepping. Brian Seibert, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2020 Clapping and thigh slapping recall juba dancing, and a circle dance suggests the rudimentary moves of the Afro-Brazilian martial arts form capoeira. Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Juba

geographical name

Ju·​ba ˈjü-bə How to pronounce Juba (audio)
-ˌbä
town and capital of South Sudan population 244,000
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