Where does “mambo” come from?

mambo (Italian) comes from Spanish mambo, from Haitian Creole manbo, from Yoruba mambo — to talk.

mambo (Italian): mambo (dance and music)

Definitions

  1. mambo (dance and music)

Ancestry of “mambo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmambomambo music
2Haitian Creolemanbopriestess
3Yorubamamboto talk
Every word from Yoruba mambo →Every word from Haitian Creole manbo →Every word from Spanish mambo →