Definitions for sambos

sambos sam·bo

Spelling: [sam-boh]
IPA: /ˈsæm boʊ/

Sambos is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 98 anagrams from letters in sambos (abmoss).

Definitions for sambos

noun

  1. a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
  2. a term used to refer to a Latin American of black and Native American ancestry, or a person of black and white ancestry.

Origin of sambos

1690-1700, Americanism; American Spanish zambo black person, mulatto, perhaps special use of Spanish zambo bowlegged, said to be Latin scambus Greek skambós crooked

Examples for sambos

“A calabash of milk, friend sambo,” answered Jerry, in no ways daunted.

"Your turn now, sambo," I told the peon after the sailor had gone.

The negro, who knew no other name than 'sambo' we brought to Toronto.

It was not sambo, however, but Legree, who was pursuing them with violent execrations.

My understanding is that this artwork came first and was soon replaced with the “sambo as a baby genie” motif.

Then he once more raised his rifle, and pointed it at sambo.

Well, the other night sambo stole some of her oats when she wasn't looking, and she was sore.

sambo cut him down when he was as black in the face as the honest negro himself.

The pair were driven back to his plantation, and that afternoon sambo brought him to me.

On the debit side: "To team, sambo and Dinah, with wagon and harness, $578.00."

Word Value for sambos
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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