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- [sam-boh]
- /ˈsæm boʊ/
- /ˈsæmbəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sam-boh]
- /ˈsæm boʊ/
Definitions of sambo word
- noun plural sambo a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male. 1
- noun plural sambo a term used to refer to a Latin American of black and Native American ancestry, or a person of black and white ancestry. 1
- noun sambo an archaic and taboo word for a Black person: once used as a term of address 0
- noun sambo the offspring of a Black person and a member of another race or a mulatto 0
- noun sambo a type of wrestling based on judo that originated in Russia and now features in international competitions 0
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Origin of sambo
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700, Americanism; < American Spanish zambo black person, mulatto, perhaps special use of Spanish zambo bowlegged, said to be < Latin scambus < Greek skambós crooked
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Parts of speech for Sambo
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sambo popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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