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mambo

Main Entry:: mam·bo
Pronunciation:: \ˈmäm-(ˌ)bō\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural mambos
Etymology:: American Spanish
Date:: 1948

: a ballroom dance of Cuban origin that resembles the rumba and the cha-cha ; also : the music for this dance

— mambo intransitive verb

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