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Word: Mambo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s: mambo (sense 1 of the noun) from Cuban Spanish; mambo (sense 2 of the noun) from Haitian Creole
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmambəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba.
Short Definition:Latin American dance similar in rhythm to rumba
Definition:
a priestess in the voodoo religion of Haiti.
Short Definition:voodoo priestess
Word: Mambo
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmambəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
dance the mambo
Short Definition:dance mambo
Examples:- the floor throbbed as the mass of dancers mamboed seriously
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