ZAMBO

Definition: ZAMBO

ZAMBO

Noun

1. The child of a mulatto and a negro; also, the child of an Indian and a negro; colloquially or humorously, a negro; a sambo.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "ZAMBO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1912. (references)

Note: Zambo \Zam"bo\, noun; plural Zambos. [See Sambo.]. (references)

Synonyms within Context: ZAMBO

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Mixture	Half-blood, half-caste. mulatto; terceron, quarteron, quinteron;quadroon, octoroon; griffo, zambo; cafuzo; Eurasian; fustee, fustie; griffe, ladino, marabou, mestee, mestizo, quintroon, sacatra zebrule; catalo; cross, hybrid, mongrel.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: ZAMBO

English words defined with "ZAMBO": Sambo ♦ Zambos. (references)

Non-English Usage: "ZAMBO" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Portuguese (sambo), Spanish (baboon).

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Modern Usage: ZAMBO

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Il dominatore della foresta Zambo (1972)

Zambo Ka Beti (1939)

Rambo Zambo (1984)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: ZAMBO

Domain	Title
Books	Pequeno Zambo/Little Zambo (Urdaneta, Josefina. Cuento Que Te Cuento.) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: ZAMBO

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Golf at the "Zambo" Country Club L to R - caddy, George L. Anderson, caddy, H. C. Warwick Off the MARINDUQUE. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: ZAMBO

The following table summarizes the usage of "ZAMBO" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Zambo	Last name	300	28,079
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ZAMBO

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
zambo	18
pie zambo	10
jimmy zambo	7
gundis zambo	3
clay zambo	3
tk zambo	2
jimmi zambo	2
arturo cavero zambo	2
jimi zambo	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "ZAMBO"

Words rhyming with "ZAMBO" (pronounced 'Zam"bo'): Akimbo, Ambo, Angwantibo, Bilbo, Bubo, Crambo, Gazeebo, gumbo, hobo, Malambo, Nelumbo, Placebo, Rumbo, Turbo, umbo, Zobo. (additional references)

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Anagrams: ZAMBO

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-m-o-z"
	-1 letter: ambo.
	-2 letters: abo, azo, bam, boa, moa, mob, zoa.
	-3 letters: ab, am, ba, bo, ma, mo, om.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-m-o-z"
	+2 letters: bazooms.
	+3 letters: emblazon.
	+4 letters: bamboozle, bombazine, emblazons.
	+5 letters: bamboozled, bamboozles, bombazines, emblazoned, emblazoner, emblazonry, metabolize.
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