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sambo
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sambo1
n pl -bos
1. (Social Science / Peoples) Slang an offensive word for Black1: often used as a term of address
2. (Social Science / Peoples) the offspring of a Black and a member of another race or a mulatto
[from American Spanish zambo a person of Black descent; perhaps related to Bantu nzambu monkey]

sambo2, sambo wrestling [ˈsæmbəʊ]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) a type of wrestling based on judo that originated in Russia and now features in international competitions
[from Russian sam(ozashchita) b(ez) o(ruzhiya) self-defence without weapons]
sambo wrestler  n
Translations
sambo [ˈsæmbəʊ] N (pej) → negro/a m/f
sambo
n (pej)Kaffer m
sambo [ˈsæmbəʊ] n (offensive) → negro/a
sambo [ˈsæmbəʊ] n (offensive) → negro/a


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