"mambo" meaning in Spanish

See mambo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmambo/, [ˈmãm.bo] Forms: mambos [plural]
Rhymes: -ambo Etymology: From American Spanish, likely from Haitian Creole manbo. Etymology templates: {{bor|es|ht|manbo}} Haitian Creole manbo Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} mambo m (plural mambos)
  1. mambo (music) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mambo-es-noun-za~8BVoD Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Music Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Music: 69 31
  2. mambo (dance) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mambo-es-noun-udm8OUoV Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Dances Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Dances: 16 84

Inflected forms

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