lambada

[ lahm-bah-duh, ‑dah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural lam·ba·das.

a Brazilian ballroom dance for couples, with gyrating movements and close interlocking of the partners.
music for this dance.

lambada

/ læmˈbɑːdə /

an erotic dance, originating in Brazil, performed by two people who hold each other closely and gyrate their hips in synchronized movements
the music that accompanies the lambada, combining salsa, calypso, and reggae

Origin of lambada¹

1985–90; < Brazilian Portuguese; Portuguese: a whipping, equivalent to lamb ( ar ) to whip, lash + -ada -ade ¹

Origin of lambada¹

C20: from Portuguese, literally: the snapping of a whip

Incensed by this, Valerie reacts in kind by doing a sort of quasi-Lambada with her homegirl Roxanne.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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