manbo

English

Noun

manbo (plural manbos)

1. Alternative form of mambo (“voodoo priestess”)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Of African origin, perhaps from Kongo màmbu (“conversation, ritual negotiation”), plural of diàmbu (“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mãbo/

Noun

manbo

1. (voodoo) priestess

Descendants

• → English: mambo

See also

• oungan

References

• “mambo”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.