English Explanatory Dictionary

mambo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
  2. A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre.
verb
  1. To perform this dance.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæmbəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mambo.wav ʹmäm-bō /ˈmɑmboʊ/

Word forms

mambo mambos mamboes manbo mamboing mamboed

Etymology

From Haitian Creole manbo (“voodoo priestess”) (ultimately from Yoruba mambo (“to talk”)), in later senses via Cuban Spanish mambo (“dance”).

Derived words

horizontal mambo mambo sauce
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