LAMBADA

Meaning of LAMBADA in English

/ læmˈbɑːdə; NAmE / noun

a fast modern dance originally from Brazil

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WORD ORIGIN

1980s: Portuguese , literally a beating , from lambar to beat.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

LAMBADA — /lahm bah"deuh, -dah/ , n. , pl. lambadas . 1. a Brazilian ballroom dance for couples, with gyrating movements and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAMBADA — n. erotic Latin American dance that originated in Brazil; music for the lambada dance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LAMBADA — [ lam'bα:də ] ■ noun a fast erotic Brazilian dance which couples perform in close physical contact. Origin Port., lit. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LAMBADA — lambad|a BrE AmE læm ˈbɑːd| ə AmE lɑːm- ▷ lambad|aed əd ▷ lambad|aing ə r ɪŋ AmE ə ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAMBADA
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMBADA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ People hummed the lambada as they walked down the streets.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAMBADA — [noun] [C] - a dance, originally from Brazil, in which two people hold each other closely and move their hips …
Cambridge English vocab
LAMBADA — noun (Lifestyle and Leisure) A fast and erotic dance of Brazilian origin, in which couples dance with their stomachs touching …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
LAMBADA — Ламбада
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LAMBADA — Large scale Atmospheric Moisture Balance of Amazonia using Data Assimilation (BAHC/GEWEX)
U.F.O. Related Terminology and Acronyms
LAMBADA-CALCULUS — < humour , logic > (A pun on " lambda-calculus ") Teaching logic thru spanish dance steps. Invented by P. …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
NOVELTY SONG — popular song that is either written and performed as a novelty or that becomes a novelty when removed from its …
Britannica English vocabulary
STREET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a city street ▪ Traffic was moving slowly along the city streets. a crowd lines …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DANCE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOGIC — propositional logic quantifier paradox OR Charme first-order logic complete theory complete inference system complement sound temporal logic inference converse AND …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
HUMOUR
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
DIRTY DANCING — (Lifestyle and Leisure) (Youth Culture) see lambada
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
ЛАМБАДА — Lambada
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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