sambo

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US/ˈsæmboʊ/

noun

A sandwich.

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sangersangosammiesammosarnie
OriginRussian са́мбо →
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Meanings

sambo1

nounsambo (plural sambos)

plural sambos

  1. AustraliaIrelandslangA sandwich.

    Synonyms: sanger, sango, sammie, sammo, sarnie

sambo2

nounsambo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Russian martial art and combat sport.

Sambo3

nounSambo (plural Sambos)

plural Sambos

  1. derogatoryA black person, especially one who is accommodating or servile towards whites; an Uncle Tom.
  2. obsoleteoffensiveA person of three quarters African descent and one quarter Caucasian descent.

Sambo4

proper noun
  1. A nickname from the given name Samuel.
  2. A nickname from the given name Samantha.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sandwich.

Similar
sangersangosammiesammosarnie
Also see
niggersammiesammosandwichsangersangosarnie

Origin

sambo · noun

Abbreviation of sandwich (pronounced "samwich") + excrescent -b- + -o (colloquializing suffix).

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sambo · noun

  1. Russianса́мбо
  2. Englishsambo

From Russian са́мбо (sámbo), abbreviation of самооборо́на/самозащи́та без ору́жия (samooboróna/samozaščíta bez orúžija, “self-defense without weapons”).

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Sambo · noun

  1. Spanishzambo
  2. Spanishzambo
  3. EnglishSambo

Borrowed from Spanish zambo.

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Sambo · proper noun

From the given names.

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Translations

Bulgarian са́мбо
  • са́мбо (sámbo)martial art
Chinese Mandarin 桑搏
  • 桑搏 (sāngbó)martial art
Finnish sambo
  • sambomartial art
French sambo
  • sambomartial art
Hungarian szambó
  • szambómartial art
Japanese サンボ
  • サンボ (sanbo)martial art
Korean 삼보
  • 삼보 (sambo)martial art
Polish sambo
  • sambomartial art
Portuguese sambo
  • sambomartial art
Russian са́мбо
  • са́мбо (sámbo)martial art
Ukrainian са́мбо
  • са́мбо (sámbo)martial art
Vietnamese xam-bô, xăm bô
  • xam-bômartial art
  • xăm bômartial art

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sambo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sambo

MLA

“sambo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sambo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sambo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sambo.

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