mambo
noun
a fast ballroom dance of Caribbean origin, rhythmically similar to the rumba and cha-cha but having a more complex pattern of steps.
mambos
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pluralof mambo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Josué, the singer and oungan, noted that some young people becoming Vodouists are trying to change traditional prayers or certain practices, but he said oungans and mambos are not embracing the push.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
The repertory is bright and stylish: “Línea Recta,” Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s chic deconstruction of flamenco fashion and traditions, and “18+1,” a Gustavo Ramírez Sansano romp to Perez Prado mambos.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
Musically, she showed uncommon adventurousness as well, singing everything from yodels and cowboy tunes to gospel standards, mambos, and torch ballads.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2018
High-flying mambos and glass-shattering blasts from Sandoval's trumpet helped get the crowd on its feet as actor Andy Garcia assumed the role of a bongo brick in the orchestra's wall of percussion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2014
But the buildings were here long before the mambos reigned, and who built them, or why, no one knows.
From Impressions of South Africa by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce
