mambo
pronunciation
How to pronounce mambo in British English:
UK [ˈmæmbəʊ]
How to pronounce mambo in American English:
US [ˈmæmboʊ]
Word Origin
- mambo (n.)
- popular dance (like the rhumba but livelier), September 1948, from American Spanish mambo, said by Webster to be from Haitian creole word for "voodoo priestess."
Example
- 1. Joomla is also a popular open source cms that originated from mambo .
- 2. After sundown , the city transforms into a scene out of dirty dancing : havana nights with guajira , mambo , and rumba music blasting from the crowded dance clubs and cabarets .
- 3. The travellers perk up as soon as they hit the mexican border , and some of the novel 's more memorable scenes depict their marijuana-infused introduction to mexican culture , including a vivid ( but expensive ) sojourn to a bordello offering mambo music and underage prostitutes .