MAMBO Meaning of MAMBO in English [ 'mambəʊ ]■ noun ( plural ~s ) 1》 a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba. 2》 a voodoo priestess. ■ verb ( ~es , ~ing , ~ed ) dance the ~.Origin1940s: from Amer. Sp. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004