lambada

lam·ba·da
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noun

A fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.

OriginPortuguese lambada →
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Meanings

nounlambada (plural lambadas)

plural lambadas

  1. preceded by definite articleA fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.
  2. The music to which it is danced.

Origin

  1. Portugueselambada
  2. Portugueselambada
  3. Englishlambada

Borrowed from Portuguese lambada (“strong slap, hit”).

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Translations

Arabic لَمْبَادَا
  • لَمْبَادَا (lambādā)Brazilian dance
Bulgarian ламба́да
  • ламба́да (lambáda)Brazilian dance
Chinese Cantonese 林巴打
  • 林巴打Brazilian dance
Chinese Mandarin 黏巴達 /黏巴达
  • 黏巴達 /黏巴达 (niánbadá)Brazilian dance
Czech lambada
  • lambadaBrazilian dance
Finnish lambada
  • lambadaBrazilian dance
French lambada
  • lambadaBrazilian dance
Greek λαμπάντα
  • λαμπάντα (lampánta)Brazilian dance
Italian lambada
  • lambadaBrazilian dance
Japanese ランバダ, ランバーダ
  • ランバダ (ranbada)Brazilian dance
  • ランバーダ (lambāda)Brazilian dance
Korean 람바다
  • 람바다 (rambada)Brazilian dance
Polish lambada
  • lambadaBrazilian dance
Portuguese lambada
  • lambadaBrazilian dance
Russian ламба́да
  • ламба́да (lambáda)Brazilian dance
Ukrainian ламба́да
  • ламба́да (lambáda)Brazilian dance

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lambada

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Cite this entry
APA

lambada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lambada

MLA

“lambada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lambada. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lambada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lambada.

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