Watch out, Pinocchio…
What is a mamba?
A ewe.
What is a rumba?
A drunken ewe.
What is a samba?
A ewe that identifies as a ram.
What is a metronome?
A person of diminished stature traveling on the Paris underground railway network.
What is a mantra?
An unfinished pit with straw laid over the top.
What is a salsa?
A powerful purgative.
What is a capella?
Headgear worn by jazz singers.
What is canasta?
Nobody knows any more.
What is alabaster?
Monumental.
What is a stanza?
When things go from bard to verse.
the only deadhead in the hameau 
Love all the ewe answers and #10 was inspired. Thanks for playing along.