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mambo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mambo noun A lively Latin American dance and musical style that developed from the rumba in 1940s Cuba.

Senses

mambo is used for these senses in English:

  • mambo A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre. [from 20th c.]

mambo — full definition

  1. noun A lively Latin American dance and musical style that developed from the rumba in 1940s Cuba.
  2. verb To dance the mambo.
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