mambo

/ˈmæmbəʊ/ · noun

Meaning

A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre.
To perform this dance.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

manbo(English)voodoo(English)voodooism(English)moko jumbie(English)baka(English)djevo(English)macumba(English)goozoo(English)rhumba(English)italiano(English)rumba(English)prado(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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