sambo

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈsæmboʊ/(US)

Definition of sambo

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (derogatory)A black person, especially one who is accommodating or servile towards whites; an Uncle Tom.
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noun

  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.
  3. (Australia, Ireland, slang)A sandwich.
  4. (uncountable)A Russian martial art and combat sport.

name

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

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zambo.

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