mambo
noun
mam·bo
ˈmäm-(ˌ)bō 
plural mambos
: a ballroom dance of Cuban origin that resembles the rumba and the cha-cha
also
: the music for this dance
mambo
intransitive verb
Examples of mambo in a Sentence
They learned to dance the mambo.
The band played a mambo.
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With Elvis Crespo at the helm, the project immerses listeners in his signature genres of spirited merengue, lively mambo and infectious bachata.
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Luisa Calle, Billboard, 6 June 2025
To rock your hips through the mambo like dancers at the Palladium Ballroom in the ’50s?
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Klingenberg cites the lindy hop, the mambo and the cha-cha as antecedents of disco partner dancing.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Sunday, June 22: The Colorado Mambo Orchestra, led by Dr. Raul Murciano Jr., is known for its high-energy mambo and salsa music spanning traditional Cuban music to R&B, American songbook standards, and Brazilian tunes.
—The Know, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
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Luisa Calle, Billboard, 6 June 2025
To rock your hips through the mambo like dancers at the Palladium Ballroom in the ’50s?
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Klingenberg cites the lindy hop, the mambo and the cha-cha as antecedents of disco partner dancing.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Sunday, June 22: The Colorado Mambo Orchestra, led by Dr. Raul Murciano Jr., is known for its high-energy mambo and salsa music spanning traditional Cuban music to R&B, American songbook standards, and Brazilian tunes.
—The Know, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Mambo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mambo. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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mambo
noun
mam·bo
ˈmäm-bō
plural mambos
: a dance of Haitian origin related to the rumba
mambo
verb
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