mambo UK /ˈmæmbəʊ/US /ˈmɑmboʊ/noun 2verb 1forms 4phrases 1 noun2 •A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre. •A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)The mambo next presented a container of water to the cardinal points, then poured libations to the centerpost of the peristyle, the axis along which the spirits were to enter. — 1985 verb1 •To perform this dance. formsmamboed · mamboing · mambos · mamboes Phrases with mambo horizontal mamboSexual intercourse.