"mambo" meaning in Swedish

See mambo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmambʊ/
Rhymes: -ambʊ Etymology: Probably from Haitian Creole mambo. Etymology templates: {{etymid|sv|dance}}, {{der|sv|ht|mambo}} Haitian Creole mambo Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} mambo c, {{sv-noun|c}} mambo c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-r}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mambo [indefinite, nominative, singular], mambos [genitive, indefinite, singular], mambon [definite, nominative, singular], mambons [definite, genitive, singular], mambor [indefinite, nominative, plural], mambors [genitive, indefinite, plural], mamborna [definite, nominative, plural], mambornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (dance) mambo; a type of Latin American dance Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-mambo-sv-noun-ZAecyRb5 Categories (other): Dance, Swedish blends Disambiguation of Swedish blends: 57 43 Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmambʊ/ [proscribed, sometimes], /²mamˌbuː/
Etymology: Blend of mamma (“mum”) + sambo. Etymology templates: {{etymid|sv|person who lives with parents}}, {{blend|sv|mamma|sambo|t1=mum}} Blend of mamma (“mum”) + sambo Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} mambo c, {{sv-noun|c}} mambo c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-r}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mambo [indefinite, nominative, singular], mambos [genitive, indefinite, singular], mambon [definite, nominative, singular], mambons [definite, genitive, singular], mambor [indefinite, nominative, plural], mambors [genitive, indefinite, plural], mamborna [definite, nominative, plural], mambornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (somewhat humorous) a person who still lives with their parents Tags: common-gender, humorous Related terms: sambo, särbo
    Sense id: en-mambo-sv-noun--bxXDjaN Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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