Where does “mambo” come from?

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

mambo (Spanish): mambo music

Definitions

  1. mambo music

Ancestry of “mambo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolemanbopriestess
2Yorubamamboto talk

Words derived from “mambo”

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