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lambada

lam·ba·da [ lam bdə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Latin American dance: a fast rhythmic dance of Brazilian origin in which partners hold each other close and gyrate their hips

2. Brazilian dance music: the music for a lambada

[Late 20th century. < Brazilian Portuguese, "a beating"]
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