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Definition of Mambo
1. Noun. A Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba.
2. Verb. Dance a mambo.
Definition of Mambo
1. Noun. A Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba in the 1940s. ¹
2. Noun. A fast-paced Latin American dance inspired by mambo music. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To perform this dance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mambo
1. to perform a ballroom dance [v -ED, -ING, -ES or -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mambo
Literary usage of Mambo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English-Swahili Dictionary by Arthur Cornwallis Madan (1902)
"... nyika mambo\ ; (view) suraya inchi; (striking sight) jambo la ... [mambo ya
kutia kishindo ao fa- thaa]. Be behind the scenes, jua siri. ..."
2. The Leisure Hour edited by William Haig Miller, James Macaulay, William Stevens (1894)
"mambo sought refuge in a fort crowning a precipitous hill about thirty miles from
the fatal field. But his retreat was soon discovered. ..."
3. More Than a Name: State-Sponsored Homophobia and Its Consequences in by Scott Long, A. Widney Brown, Gail Cooper (2003)
"2 Later, at a national conference on human rights, mambo opposed the registration
of gay ... mambo, along with other leaders, saw the banning of homosexual ..."
Other Resources:
Galician