What does mambo mean?

Definitions for mambo
ˈmɑm boʊmam·bo

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mambonoun

    a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba

  2. mamboverb

    dance a mambo

Wiktionary

  1. mambonoun

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

  2. mambonoun

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

  3. mamboverb

    To perform this dance.

  4. Etymology: Cuban, from mambo.

Wikipedia

  1. Mambo

    Mambo! was Helena Paparizous fifth CD single and the first from her international album The Game of Love. There were two versions of the song; a Greek version and an English version. The Greek version was released in November 2005 in Greece and was a major hit going straight to number one for ten weeks including during Christmas. In total, the song charted for 23 weeks, leaving Helena with her most successful CD single to date. The single was released as a CD single and Sony BMG also re-released Helena's debut album Protereotita for a third time with her single under the name of Protereotita: Euro Edition + Mambo!. In April 2006 it was announced that the English version of her song would be released across the globe in Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Turkey and Spain by Paparizou's own record company Sony BMG. Other record companies released her song in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, Canada, South Africa, and Australia. Moda Records remixed the song with "My Number One" in the US.

ChatGPT

  1. mambo

    Mambo is a term used to describe a style of music and dance that originated in Cuba in the late 1930s and became popular during the 1940s and 1950s. It fuses elements of Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz, typically featuring syncopated rhythms and a lively, energetic beat. Mambo also refers to the dance style associated with this music, characterized by vibrant movements, fast footwork, and theatricality.

Wikidata

  1. Mambo

    Mambo is a musical form and dance style that developed originally in Cuba, with further significant developments by Cuban musicians in Mexico and the USA. The word "mambo" means "conversation with the gods" in Kikongo, the language spoken by Central African slaves taken to Cuba.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MAMBO

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mambo is ranked #112568 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Mambo surname appeared 156 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mambo.

    86.5% or 135 total occurrences were Black.
    7.6% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.
    3.2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mambo in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mambo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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