mambo
Spanish, noun/ˈmambo/
mambo is spelled M-A-M-B-O (5 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,247th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mambo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mambo (music)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Género musical y baile originario de Cuba, con un ritmo sincopado que combina elementos del jazz y ritmos e…”.
What does mambo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemambo (music)
- 2
masculinemambo (dance)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Género musical y baile originario de Cuba, con un ritmo sincopado que combina elementos del jazz y ritmos e instrumentos afrocubanos. 2. Fiesta, diversión social en la que se conversa, baila y consumen bebidas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mambo
- mambos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mambo?
- /ˈmambo/
- [ˈmãm.bo]
- [ˈmãmbo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mambo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mambo in Spanish?
mambo appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).