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mambo

mam·bo [ mmbō ]


noun  (plural mam·bos)
Definition:
 
1. dance resembling rumba: a modern Latin American dance in 4/4 time that is similar to the rumba. It originated in Cuba.

2. music: the music for a mambo



intransitive verb  (past and past participle mam·boed, present participle mam·bo·ing, 3rd person present singular mam·bos)
Definition:
 
dance mambo: to dance the mambo

[Mid-20th century. < American Spanish]
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