lambada

[ lahm-bah-duh, ‐dah ]

noun,plural lam·ba·das.
  1. a Brazilian ballroom dance for couples, with gyrating movements and close interlocking of the partners.

  2. music for this dance.

Origin of lambada

1
1985–90; <Brazilian Portuguese; Portuguese: a whipping, equivalent to lamb(ar) to whip, lash + -ada -ade1

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lambada

/ (læmˈbɑːdə) /


noun
  1. an erotic dance, originating in Brazil, performed by two people who hold each other closely and gyrate their hips in synchronized movements

  2. the music that accompanies the lambada, combining salsa, calypso, and reggae

Origin of lambada

1
C20: from Portuguese, literally: the snapping of a whip

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