Definition of SAMBO

sambo

Plural: sambos

Noun

  • A person of mixed Black and Indigenous American ancestry.
  • A sandwich.
  • A Russian martial art and combat sport.

Examples

  • Playing SAMBO on a double letter score felt historically significant in his Words With Friends game.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

sammie, sammo, sanger, sango, sarnie

Scrabble Score: 9

sambo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sambo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sambo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

sambo: not valid in Words With Friends