mambo

noun
UK: /ˈmæm.bəʊ/
US: /ˈmɑːm.boʊ/

  1. A type of Latin American dance and music with a fast rhythm.

    1. Let's dance the mambo tonight at the club the music is really good
    2. The music changed to a mambo and everyone rushed to the dance floor excited to dance.

Synonyms

salsa cha-cha
mambo verb

  1. To dance the mambo.

    1. She loves to mambo with her friends on weekends after a hard week
    2. They mamboed all night long their bodies moving to the infectious rhythm and enjoying the energy.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "mambo" is /ˈmæm.bəʊ/ in British English and /ˈmɑːm.boʊ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "mambo": salsa, cha-cha.

Example usage of "mambo": "Let's dance the mambo tonight at the club the music is really good". More examples on the page.