mambo

A noun referring to a Latin American dance that is similar in rhythm to the rumba.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um ritmo e dança latino-americanos de origem cubana, semelhantes à rumba. Também pode se referir à música desse ritmo.

1. Latin American dance B1 formal

   A lively Latin American dance with a syncopated rhythm, similar to the rumba.

   • They danced the mambo at the salsa club.
   • The mambo originated in Cuba in the 1940s.
   • She took lessons to learn the mambo steps.

   🇵🇹Mambo

• mambos plural form
• mambos' possessive plural form
• mambo's possessive singular form

A verb used to describe the act of dancing the mambo, a lively Latin American dance style, or to move rhythmically in a similar manner.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para descrever a dança do mambo — um estilo de dança latino-americana animado — ou o ato de se movimentar de forma ritmada nesse estilo.

1. Dance the mambo B1 informal

   To perform the mambo, a lively Latin American dance characterized by syncopated rhythms and energetic movements.

   • They mamboed all night at the salsa club.
   • She learned to mambo during her trip to Cuba.
   • The couple mamboed gracefully across the dance floor.

   🇵🇹Dançar mambo

• mamboed past participle
• mamboed past simple
• mamboing present participle
• mambos third person singular