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mambo
- /ˈmæmbəʊ/ UK
- /ˈmɑmboʊ/ US
Rhymes with -æmbəʊ
Where it comes from
From Haitian Creole manbo (“voodoo priestess”) (ultimately from Yoruba mambo (“to talk”)), in later senses via Cuban Spanish mambo (“dance”).
noun mambos · mamboes · manbo
- A voodoo priestess (in Haiti) The mambo next presented a container of water to the cardinal points, then poured libations to the centerpost of the peristyle, the axis along which the spirits were to enter.
- A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre.
verb mambos · mamboing · mamboed
- To perform this dance.
Translations
Talk about this word "mambo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mambo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mambo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mambo "mambo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mambo.Cite this
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title = {mambo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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