sambo

sambo
/sam"boh/, n., pl. sambos. Disparaging and Offensive.
1. a black person.
2. a Latin American of black and Indian or mulatto ancestry.
Also, zambo.
[1690-1700, Amer.; < AmerSp zambo black person, mulatto, perh. special use of Sp zambo bowlegged, said to be < L scambus < Gk skambós crooked]

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acronym  of Samozashchita Bez Oruzhiya 

      (Russian: “self-defense without weapons”), form of wrestling developed in the Soviet Union in the 1930s from elements of several Soviet regional styles. It is also practiced in Japan and Bulgaria. In 1964 it was recognized by the International Federation of Amateur Wrestling. It is similar to both judo and freestyle. Strangling, kicking, and scratching are among the few tactics forbidden.

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  • Sambo — Sam bo, n. [Sp. zambo, sambo.] A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • sambo — (1) person of mixed blood in America and Asia, 1748, perhaps from Sp. zambo bandy legged, probably from L. scambus bow legged, from Gk. skambos. Used variously in different regions to indicate some mixture of African, European, and Indian blood;… …   Etymology dictionary

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