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lambada

Syllables: lam·ba·da

lambada noun: a fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.

Noun

lambada (plural lambadas)

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

lambada meaning in Tamil and Arabic

lambada in Tamil

வயிற்றாட்டம், வயிற்றாட்டிசை

lambada in Arabic

Brazilian dance
لَمْبَادَا lambādā

Forms of lambada

plurallambadas

Origin of lambada

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

Words that rhyme with lambada

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Questions about lambada

What does lambada mean?
Lambada means a fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.
What is lambada in Tamil?
Lambada in Tamil is வயிற்றாட்டம், வயிற்றாட்டிசை. See Lambada meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lambada?
Lambada is a noun.
What is the plural of lambada?
The plural of lambada is lambadas.

Words near lambada in the dictionary

  1. lamb-ale
  2. lamb-ales
  3. Lamb-god
  4. lamba
  5. Lambac
  6. lambada
  7. lambadar
  8. lambadars
  9. lambadas
  10. Lambadi
  11. Lamballe

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: lambada (page history and authors); lambada (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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