Mambo

/ˈmæmbəʊ/

Synonyms for "mambo" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
dancedance formdo the mambo

Strong matches (3)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
mambo compositionmambo piecemambo trackperform a dancestyle

Related word relations

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More general

11 entries
art formdancedancingmusic genremusic piecemusical worksaltationterpsichoretrip the light fantastictrip the light fantastic toe

More specific

6 entries
basic stephip twistmambo arrangementmambo solomambo turnside step

Collocations

10 entries
Cuban mamboballroom mambobasic mambo stepdance the mambomambo dancemambo musicmambo rhythmmambo routinemambo stepperform the mambo

Inflections

4 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Do you think you can dance the mambo?

Source: tatoeba (4544622)

The mambo next presented a container of water to the cardinal points, then poured libations to the centerpost of the peristyle, the axis along which the spirits were to enter.

Source: wiktionary

The manbo showed her how to take small handfuls of liquid and spread it on her skin always moving in the upward direction.

Source: wiktionary

In the 1950s, Ukrainian American filmmaker Maya Deren traveled to Haiti and became initiated as a manbo (priestess) in Haitian Vodou.

Source: wiktionary

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