Where does “mambo” come from?
mambo (Italian) comes from Spanish mambo, from Haitian Creole manbo, from Yoruba mambo — to talk.
mambo (Italian): mambo
Ancestry of “mambo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mambo | mambo |
| 2 | Haitian Creole | manbo | — |
| 3 | Yoruba | mambo | to talk |