1. a ballroom dance of Cuban origin characterized by a strong rhythm and hip movements
2. the music for this dance, typically in 4/4 time with syncopated rhythms

1. to dance the mambo

Examples

• The couple performed a passionate mambo at the dance competition.
• She learned to mambo during her salsa dancing classes.
• The band played a lively mambo that got everyone on the dance floor.
• His mambo skills impressed all the other dancers.
• They decided to mambo to the Cuban music playing at the party.
• The mambo originated in Cuba in the 1940s.
• She could mambo better than anyone else in the class.