JUBA


Meaning of JUBA in English

ˈjübə noun

( -s )

Etymology: origin unknown

1. : a Haitian dance of African origin having drum and stick accompaniment and performed as a work dance or as a dance for the dead

2. : a dance of plantation Negroes in the South accompanied by complexly rhythmic hand clapping and slapping of the knees and thighs

the sudden silence after the singing and juba — R.P.Warren

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