Sambo

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish zambo.

Noun[edit]

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Sambo (plural Sambos)

  1. (derogatory) A black person, especially one who is accommodating or servile towards whites; an Uncle Tom.
  2. (offensive, obsolete) A person of three quarters African descent and one quarter Caucasian descent.
Coordinate terms[edit]
  • (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From the given names.

Proper noun[edit]

Sambo

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

Anagrams[edit]

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