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Salsa vs Mambo - What's the difference?

salsa | mambo |

In intransitive terms the difference between salsa and mambo

is that salsa is to dance the salsa while mambo is to perform this dance.

salsa

English

(wikipedia salsa)

Noun

  • (countable) A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers.
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  • (uncountable, music) A style of music originally from Cuba heavily influenced by Spanish rhythms and jazz.
  • (countable, dance) Any of several dances performed to salsa music.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dance the salsa.
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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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