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Mamba vs Mambo - What's the difference?

mamba | mambo |

As nouns the difference between mamba and mambo

is that mamba is any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees while mambo is a Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba in the 1940s.

As a proper noun Mamba

is a dialect of the Zimba language spoken in the Congo.

As a verb mambo is

to perform this dance.

mamba

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis , native to Africa, that live in trees.
  • Derived terms

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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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