to mambo
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To dance with a partner in a lively Latin American style with quick, strong steps
- verb
- /ˈmæmboʊ/
:
bailar el mambo
- During the festival, many couples took the floor to mambo, showcasing their lively moves.
Examples
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Do you know how to mambo?
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Perhaps they should mambo together.
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I'm even ready to mambo.
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Can she mambo?
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Let's mambo!
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Oh-oh Sylvia, they're playing a song, come on let's mambo.
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At the party, everyone excitedly started to mambo to the energetic music.
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She loves to mambo on weekends at the dance studio with her friends.
Compounds
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mambo as a verb comes from the same Cuban music word mambo, so to mambo is simply to dance that lively, rhythmical music.