English Explanatory Dictionary

Sambo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A black person, especially one who is accommodating or servile towards whites; an Uncle Tom.
  2. A person of three quarters African descent and one quarter Caucasian descent.
name
  1. A nickname from the given name Samuel.
  2. A nickname from the given name Samantha.
noun
  1. A sandwich.
noun
  1. A Russian martial art and combat sport.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæmboʊ/ en-au-sambo.ogg

Word forms

Sambo Sambos

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zambo.

Synonyms

sanger sango sammie sammo sarnie

Derived words

Samboism sambist
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