mambo
noun/ˈmɑmboʊ/
Frequency rank: #16,032 most common English word
Meaning
a lively Latin dance of Cuban origin, or the music that accompanies it.
Example sentence
The dancers moved their hips to the rhythm of the mambo all night long.
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