mambo

noun

mam·bo | \ ˈmäm-(ˌ)bō

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plural mambos

Definition of mambo

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

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Examples of mambo in a Sentence

They learned to dance the mambo. The band played a mambo.

Recent Examples on the Web The Salon Los Angeles had been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling to mambo, cha-cha-cha, salsa and danzon. — Dallas News, "Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico City’s storied dance halls," 9 Sep. 2020 The Salon Los Angeles had been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling to mambo, cha-cha-cha, salsa and danzon. — Dallas News, "Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico City’s storied dance halls," 9 Sep. 2020 The Salon Los Angeles had been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling to mambo, cha-cha-cha, salsa and danzon. — Dallas News, "Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico City’s storied dance halls," 9 Sep. 2020 This past weekend, the dance hall was reduced to holding bake sales and a craft fair and asking for sponsors to save the venue where Cuban musicians like Pérez Prado and Beny Moré helped popularize mambo. — Dallas News, "Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico City’s storied dance halls," 9 Sep. 2020 The Salon Los Angeles had been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling to mambo, cha-cha-cha, salsa and danzon. — Dallas News, "Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico City’s storied dance halls," 9 Sep. 2020 The Salon Los Angeles had been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling to mambo, cha-cha-cha, salsa and danzon. — Mark Stevenson, Star Tribune, "Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico's storied dance halls," 8 Sep. 2020 This past weekend, the dance hall was reduced to holding bake sales and a craft fair and asking for sponsors to save the venue where Cuban musicians like Pérez Prado and Beny Moré helped popularize mambo. — Dallas News, "Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico City’s storied dance halls," 9 Sep. 2020 This past weekend, the dance hall was reduced to holding bake sales and a craft fair and asking for sponsors to save the venue where Cuban musicians like Pérez Prado and Beny Moré helped popularize mambo. — Dallas News, "Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico City’s storied dance halls," 9 Sep. 2020

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“Mambo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mambo. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.

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mambo

noun

English Language Learners Definition of mambo

: a lively dance originally from Cuba

: the music for the mambo

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