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[ˈsambəʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a sandwich
(e.g: a quick cup of tea and a sambo will set them up for their 40 mile journey back home)
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Origin
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1970s: abbreviation of a colloquial or regional pronunciation of sandwich
[ˈsambəʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a derogatory term for a black person
- a person of mixed race, especially of black and Indian or black and European blood
Phrases:
Origin
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early 18th century: Sambo perhaps from Fula sambo ‘uncle’; Sambo from American Spanish zambo, denoting a kind of yellow monkey
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