"Sambo" meaning in English

See Sambo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsæmboʊ/ [US]
Etymology: From the given names. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Sambo
  1. A nickname from the given name Samuel.
    Sense id: en-Sambo-en-name-XcsN6nk3 Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names, Martial arts Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 43 46 6 6 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 43 44 7 5 Disambiguation of Martial arts: 34 32 22 12
  2. A nickname from the given name Samantha.
    Sense id: en-Sambo-en-name-fAO1o-eP Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names, Martial arts Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 43 46 6 6 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 43 44 7 5 Disambiguation of Martial arts: 34 32 22 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈsæmboʊ/ [US] Forms: Sambos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish zambo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|zambo}} Spanish zambo Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sambo (plural Sambos)
  1. (derogatory) A black person, especially one who is accommodating or servile towards whites; an Uncle Tom. Tags: derogatory Derived forms: Samboism
    Sense id: en-Sambo-en-noun-FA6Pr4qY Categories (other): Martial arts Disambiguation of Martial arts: 34 32 22 12
  2. (offensive, obsolete) A person of three quarters African descent and one quarter Caucasian descent. Tags: obsolete, offensive Coordinate_terms (person of mixed race): list in mulatto
    Sense id: en-Sambo-en-noun-IkVgaCqJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Martial arts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 26 27 38 Disambiguation of English ethnic slurs: 13 23 21 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 16 25 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 23 23 45 Disambiguation of Martial arts: 34 32 22 12 Disambiguation of 'person of mixed race': 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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