Mambo Definition

mämbō
mambos
noun
A rhythmic musical form, of Caribbean origin, in 4/4 syncopated time with a heavy accent on the second and fourth beats.
Webster's New World
A ballroom dance to such music.
Webster's New World

A Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba in the 1940s.

Wiktionary
verb
To dance the mambo.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mambo

Noun

Singular:
mambo
Plural:
mambos

Origin of Mambo

  • American Spanish from Haitian Creole manbo voodoo priestess (the extended drum breaks in mambo music being likened by Cuban musicians to a voodoo priestess's ecstatic trance) probably of African origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Cuban Spanish, from Kongo mambo (“conversation with the Gods").

    From Wiktionary

Mambo Sentence Examples

  • Salsa embraces elements of rumba and mambo, Afro-Cuban jazz, Bossa Nova and Afro-American Soul or Latin Rock.

  • Also, they fit best during the mambo sections of the tune, but they may be danced whenever the dancers feel appropriate.

  • Every Friday from 22 November 2002 · Learn to dance the mambo at the Royal Academy.

  • Mambo Sprouts mails coupons in some parts of the United States and offers e-coupons to people who sign up for their mailing list.

  • Mambo Sprouts - visitors to the website can sign up on the site by email for organic food coupons.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAM

Words Ending With

OBOMBO

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