mambo
nounmasculine/ˈmɐ̃bu/low
mam·bo
Definition
A genre of Cuban music and dance with Afro-Caribbean influences, popularized in the 1940s and 1950s.
The orchestra played a lively mambo.
She learned how to dance the mambo.
Common collocations
dance the mambomambo musicmambo rhythm
Etymology
Do crioulo haitiano 'mambo' (sacerdotisa vodu), posteriormente aplicado a um género musical cubano.