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sambo

/ˈsæmboʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
sam-bo
IPA
/ˈsæmboʊ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black person, especially one who is accommodating or servile towards whites; an Uncle Tom.

Derogatory

noun

A person of three quarters African descent and one quarter Caucasian descent.

Obsolete; Offensive

name

A nickname from the given name Samuel.

name

A nickname from the given name Samantha.

noun

A sandwich.

Australian usage; Slang

noun

A Russian martial art and combat sport.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zambo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsæmboʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Sambos (plural)

Derived Forms

Samboism sambist

Frequently Paired Words

list in mulatto

Synonyms

sanger sango sammie sammo sarnie

Rhymes With

rambo tambo shambo zambo

Questions

How do you pronounce sambo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæmboʊ/.
What does sambo mean?
A black person, especially one who is accommodating or servile towards whites; an Uncle Tom.
Where does sambo come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce sambo

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