lam·ba·da (l m-bä d, läm-bädä)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.] |
lambada [læmˈbɑːdə]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) an erotic dance, originating in Brazil, performed by two people who hold each other closely and gyrate their hips in synchronized movements
2. (Music, other) the music that accompanies the lambada, combining salsa, calypso, and reggae
[from Portuguese, literally: the snapping of a whip]
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