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SAMBO

\sˈambə͡ʊ], \sˈambə‍ʊ], \s_ˈa_m_b_əʊ]\

Definitions of SAMBO

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

n. The offspring of a black person and a mulatto; hence, humorously, a negro;- written also Zambo.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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