See Also: sambo(1)(dictionary)
sambo(2)(dictionary)
Sambo - Martial Arts(gambling)

sambo(1) (iou)



sambo noun1. , pl. -s. E18.
[In sense 1 perh. from Fulfulde sambo uncle. In sense 2 from Amer. Spanish zambo = a kind of yellow monkey from Kikongo nzambu monkey; cf. Spanish zambo (adjective) bandy-legged.]
(Usu. Sambo.) (A nickname for) a black person. Also attrib., esp. with ref. to a subservient manner or attitude supposed to be typical of black American slaves. derog. & racially offensive. E18.
Hist. A dark-skinned person of mixed descent, esp. having one black and one American Indian parent, or having one black and one mixed-race parent. M18.