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Meaning of "sambo" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAMBO

From American Spanish zambo a person of Black descent; perhaps related to Bantu nzambu monkey.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAMBO

sambo  [ˈsæmbəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAMBO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sambo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAMBO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sambo

Sambo may refer to: ▪ Sambo, a term for a person with African heritage that is now considered offensive ▪ Sambo, developed in the USSR ▪ Sambo, the main character in the 1899 book The Story of Little Black Sambo ▪ Sambo's, a restaurant chain ▪ Sambo's Grave, grave of a slave at Sunderland Point in Lancashire, England ▪ TG Sambo, a Korean computer manufacturer ▪ Sambomaster, a Japanese rock band ▪ Samboende, a Swedish term for people in cohabitation ▪ Sambo, the name in Ecuador for cucurbita ficifolia, a type of gourd ▪ Sambo, a romanized term for the three ancestral treasures of Chinese culture ▪ Sambo, Irish and Australian slang term for sandwich...

Definition of sambo in the English dictionary

The definition of sambo in the dictionary is an archaic and taboo word for a Black person: once used as a term of address. Other definition of sambo is the offspring of a Black person and a member of another race or a mulatto.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAMBO


ambo
ˈæmbəʊ
bimbo
ˈbɪmbəʊ
bumbo
ˈbʌmbəʊ
Colombo
kəˈlʌmbəʊ
combo
ˈkɒmbəʊ
crambo
ˈkræmbəʊ
dumbo
ˈdʌmbəʊ
flambeau
ˈflæmbəʊ
flambeaux
ˈflæmbəʊ
gambo
ˈɡæmbəʊ
giambeux
ˈdʒæmbəʊ
gumbo
ˈɡʌmbəʊ
jambeau
ˈdʒæmbəʊ
jumbo
ˈdʒʌmbəʊ
limbo
ˈlɪmbəʊ
mambo
ˈmæmbəʊ
Ovambo
əʊˈvæmbəʊ
rumbo
ˈrʌmbəʊ
Tambo
ˈtæmbəʊ
zambo
ˈzæmbəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAMBO

samarium
Samarkand
samarskite
samba
sambal
sambar
sambhar
sambhur
sambo wrestler
sambo wrestling
Sambre
sambuca
sambuke
sambur
same
same-day
same-sex
samech
samekh

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAMBO

akimbo
arms akimbo
Bembo
bombo
Chrimbo
Crimbo
dimbo
himbo
Huambo
jambo
kimbo
miombo
mumbo jumbo
nelumbo
superjumbo
timbo
umbo

Synonyms and antonyms of sambo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sambo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAMBO

Find out the translation of sambo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sambo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sambo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

三宝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sambo
570 millions of speakers

English

sambo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साम्बो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سامبو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самбо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sambo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Sambo
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sambo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sambo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sambo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サンボ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

삼보
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sambo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giống nai lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சம்போ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साम्बो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zenci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sambo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sambo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самбо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sambo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sambo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sambo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sambo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sambo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sambo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAMBO»

The term «sambo» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAMBO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sambo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sambo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sambo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAMBO»

Discover the use of sambo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sambo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Story of Little Black Sambo
The classic story by Helen Banner man of a young Indian boy who meets up with a tiger and turns him into butter.
Helen Bannerman, 2007
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The Story of Little Black Sambo(ザ・ストーリー・オブ・リトル・ブラック・サンボ)
『ちびくろサンボ』オリジナル版の完全復刻。「人種差別」の理由から、絶版されてきたこの物語を再び子どもたちのもとに蘇らせる。また、バナーマンの描いたオリジナルの絵 ...
ヘレン・バナーマン, 1999
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Wrestling Sambo: The Secret Combat Art of the Former Soviet ...
A fascinating glimpse into the increasingly popular Russian combat art of Wrestling Sambo. Suitable for people of all ages and abilities.
Gintas Bukauskas, 2004
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Championship Sambo: Submission Holds and Groundfighting
Sambo is a rugged Russian style of wrestling that emphasises practical effective submission holds. In this book, Steve Scott teaches you the fundamental holds, breakdowns, arm locks and leg locks of the sport of sambo.
Steve Scott, 2006
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Sambo: The Rise and Demise of an American Jester
Traces the history of comic stereotype of the Black performer and explains how it was finally eradicated
Joseph Boskin, 1988
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Sambo : The Rise and Demise of an American Jester: The Rise ...
Before the tumultuous events of the 1960's ended his long life, "Sambo" prevailed in American culture as the cheerful and comical entertainer.
Joseph Boskin Professor of History & Afro-American Studies and Director of Urban Studies & Public Policy Program Boston University, 1988
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Little Black Sambo
The Story of Little Black Sambo is a children's book written and illustrated by Helen Bannerman, and first published by Grant Richards in October 1899 as one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children.
Helen Bannerman, Bonnie Rutherford, 1961
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The Companion to Southern Literature: Themes, Genres, ...
SAMBO The stereotypical American Sambo figure is at least three hundred years old, having evolved from both the Fool of European court-jester traditions and from African sources. Joseph Boskin notes that ship manifests and slave census  ...
Joseph M. Flora, Lucinda Hardwick MacKethan, Todd W. Taylor, 2002
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Throw and Takedowns for Sambo, Judo, Jujitsu and Submission ...
Each technique is extensively illustrated with photos from key angles and Coach Scott's straightforward explanations make it easy for you to put these techniques to work on the mat in your next training session.
Steve Scott, 2008
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Sambo's legacy
many books ;" and Sambo waved his hand so as to include all Mr. .Davis's library, which contained many hundred volumes on the shelves around. " Sambo tought Reverence knew ebery ting, and he not know what Sambo mean." " Why, for ...
Philip Bennett Power, 1869

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAMBO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sambo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nigeria's Former National Security Adviser Dasuki Caught With …
Sambo Dasuki (rtd). The statement signed by one Tony Opuiyo stated that Mr. Sambo initailly resisted a legitimate attempt to search his official residence, using ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
2
Sambo Dasuki never resigned as NSA - Presidency source
Military maintains essential checkpoints- NSA Sambo Dasuki The presidency has described the reported resignation of the National Security Adviser Col. «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
3
Russian Sambo Team Shines at European Games in Baku
Kai Pfaffenbach / ReutersYana Kostenko (R) of Russia and Kalina Stefanova of Bulgaria fight during their women's 60kg Sambo gold medal fight at the 1st ... «The Moscow Times, Jun 15»
4
Vice President Sambo finally submits handover notes to Buhari's …
The transition committee of the Federal Government headed by Vice President Namadi Sambo has finally submitted the outgoing government's handover notes ... «Premium Times, May 15»
5
VP Sambo, wife beg Nigerians for forgiveness
Vice-President Namadi Sambo, and wife, Amina Sambo, on Monday urged Nigerians they offended while they served as the nation's number two family, ... «Premium Times, May 15»
6
Power generation capacity hits 6000Mw, says Sambo
Vice President Namadi Sambo yesterday said the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) now has 6000megawatts (Mw) generation capacity. Speaking during ... «The Nation Newspaper, May 15»
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VP Sambo urges Nigerians to support Buhari administration
Mr. Sambo stressed the need for the MSSN and the entire Muslim Ummah to propagate the true message of Islam as encapsulated in the Qur'an, Hadith and ... «Premium Times, May 15»
8
FG names Abuja streets after Jonathan, Sambo, Atiku, 185 others
Another major road in the same district was named after Sambo. According to a statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, Nosike ... «The Nation Newspaper, Apr 15»
9
Namadi Sambo wins own polling unit
Vice President Namadi Sambo won his polling unit for the Peoples Democratic Party, in Saturday' presidential and National Assembly elections, after serial ... «Premium Times, Mar 15»
10
Polls: Sambo confident PDP'll win Kano
Vice President, Namadi Sambo, said he is confident that with the massive following and loyalty of members of the Peoples democratic Party (PDP) and the entire ... «Daily Sun, Mar 15»

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