mambo

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
2. (countable, uncountable) A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre.

Verb

To perform this dance.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæmbəʊ/

Etymology

From Haitian Creole manbo (“voodoo priestess”) (ultimately from Yoruba mambo (“to talk”)), in later senses via Cuban Spanish mambo (“dance”).