Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

lambada

 
Dictionary: lam·ba·da   (ləm-bä'də, läm-bä') pronunciation

n.
  1. A Brazilian ballroom dance in which the partners press against each other tightly and gyrate sensually.
  2. Music for performing this dance.

[Portuguese, beating, lashing, from past participle of lambar, to beat, variant of lombar, probably from lombo, side, flank (of a horse), from Latin lumbus, loin.]


Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
 
 

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more

 

Mentioned in