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Definition of "lambada" [lambada]

  • A Brazilian ballroom dance in which the partners press against each other tightly and gyrate sensually. (noun)
  • Music for performing this dance. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lambada" in a sentence
  • "And we thought the lambada was the forbidden dance."
  • "I'd like to see him dance the lambada with Barbra Streisand, Jane Fonda, or Arianna Huffington."
  • "Best Shout-Out: Tom Bergeron drops by Tosh.0 to call Tosh's "sexy" lambada with Judson Laipply of the "Evolution of Dance" viral video during a Dancing with the Internet Stars segment."