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Hambo vs Mambo - What's the difference?

hambo | mambo |

As nouns the difference between hambo and mambo

is that hambo is a Swedish folk dance in three-four time while mambo is a Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba in the 1940s.

As a verb mambo is

to perform this dance.

hambo

English

Noun

  • A Swedish folk dance in three-four time.
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    mambo

    English

    (wikipedia mambo)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba in the 1940s.
  • A fast-paced Latin American dance inspired by mambo music.

    • Derived terms

    * horizontal mambo

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To perform this dance.

    • See also

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