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Sambo en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsæmboʊ/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zambo.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory) A black person, especially one who is accommodating or servile towards whites; an Uncle Tom.
  2. (obsolete, offensive) A person of three quarters African descent and one quarter Caucasian descent.

Forms

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Coordinates

list in mulatto (person of mixed race)

Deriveds

Samboism

Sambo en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsæmboʊ/ (US)

Etymology

From the given names.

Meanings

  1. A nickname from the given name Samuel.
  2. A nickname from the given name Samantha.