MAMBO

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("mambo" is a kind of...):

dance; dancing; saltation; terpsichore (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)

Derivation:

mambo (dance a mambo)

Meaning:

Dance a mambo

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "mambo" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

mambo (a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba)