Where does “mambo” come from?

Mambo comes from Haitian Creole mambo, a word of uncertain ultimate origin referring to a Vodou priestess or ceremonial leader.

mambo (English): A voodoo priestess; A Latin-American musical...

Definitions

  1. A voodoo priestess; A Latin-American musical...

Ancestry of “mambo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmambomambo music
2Haitian Creolemanbopriestess
3Yorubamamboto talk

Words derived from “mambo”

Every word from Yoruba mambo →Every word from Haitian Creole manbo →Every word from Spanish mambo →