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Definitions for MAMBOˈmɑm boʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

mam•boˈmɑm boʊ(n.)(pl.)-bos

  1. (n.)a ballroom dance of Caribbean origin similar to the rumba and cha-cha.

    Category: Music and Dance

  2. (v.i.)to dance the mambo.

    Category: Music and Dance

Origin of mambo:

1945–50; < AmerSp

Wiktionary

  1. mambo(Noun)

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

  2. mambo(Noun)

    A fast-paced Latin American dance inspired by mambo music.

  3. mambo(Verb)

    To perform this dance.

    4. Origin: Cuban , from mambo.

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