MAMBO


Meaning of MAMBO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmäm-(ˌ)bō ]

noun

( plural mambos )

Etymology: American Spanish

Date: 1948

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

• mambo intransitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.