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sambo

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsæmbəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sam′bō)

sam•bo (sam′bō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bos. [Disparaging and Offensive.]

Slang Termsa black person.
Slang Termsa Latin American of black and Indian or mulatto ancestry.

Also, zambo.

Greek skambós crooked
Latin scambus
American Spanish zambo black person, mulatto, perh. special use of Spanish zambo bowlegged, said to be
1690–1700, American.

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