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.

 

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Sam"bo (?), n. [Sp. zambo bandy- legged, the child of a negro and an Indian; prob. of African origin.]

1.

A negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto. [Colloq. or Humorous]

2.

In Central America, an Indian and negro half-breed, or mixed blood.

 

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