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sambo
(ˈsæmbəʊ)n, pl -bos
1. (Peoples) slang an archaic and taboo word for a Black person: once used as a term of address
2. (Peoples) archaic the offspring of a Black person and a member of another race or a mulatto
[C18: from American Spanish zambo a person of Black descent; perhaps related to Bantu nzambu monkey]
sambo
(ˈsæmbəʊ) orsambo wrestling
n
(Wrestling) a type of wrestling based on judo that originated in Russia and now features in international competitions
[C20: from Russian sam(ozashchita) b(ez) o(ruzhiya) self-defence without weapons]
sambo wrestler n
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sambo
[ˈsæmbəʊ] N (pej) → negro/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sambo
n (pej) → Kaffer m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sambo
[ˈsæmbəʊ] n (offensive) → negro/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995