2. Noun. (plural of sambo) ¹
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Definition of Sambos
1. sambo [n] - See also: sambo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sambos
Literary usage of Sambos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"MOSQUITIA, NICARAGUA, AND COSTA RICA 1701-1800. THE Sambos OF ... and called by
the Spaniard Mosquitos, or more frequently sambos, the offspring probably of ..."
2. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"THE Sambos OF MOSQUITIA—THEIR TERRITORY—A MOSQUITO ... and called by the Spaniard
Mosquitos, or more frequently sambos, the offspring probably of cimarrones ..."
3. Colombia: Being a Geographical, Statistical, Agricultural, Commercial, and by Alexander Walker (1822)
"Sambos. THE Sambo is the offspring of a Negro man with an Indian woman, or of an
Indian man with a Negro woman. His colour is nearly that of a Griff or Cobb ..."
4. Central and South America by Augustus Henry Keane, Clements Robert Markham (1901)
"... in the western parts of the present provinces of Segovia, Matagalpa, and
Chontales. The Caribs and Sambos It should be noticed that the first and ..."
5. Honduras: Descriptive, Historical, and Statistical by Ephraim George Squier (1870)
"... PAYAS, Sambos, AND CARIES. T HAVE elsewhere said that the Indian or aboriginal •*-
element predominates in the population of Central America. ..."
6. Six Years of a Traveller's Life in Western Africa by Francisco Travassos Valdez (1861)
"... e Sambos—Bihe—Appearance and Character of the Natives—Ridiculous Practices—Cruel
Sacrifices on the Death of a Chief—Bailundo. THE Government-general of ..."
7. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"MOSQUITIA, NICARAGUA, AND COSTA RICA 1701-1800. THE Sambos OF ... and called by
the Spaniard Mosquitos, or more frequently sambos, the offspring probably of ..."
8. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"THE Sambos OF MOSQUITIA—THEIR TERRITORY—A MOSQUITO ... and called by the Spaniard
Mosquitos, or more frequently sambos, the offspring probably of cimarrones ..."
9. Colombia: Being a Geographical, Statistical, Agricultural, Commercial, and by Alexander Walker (1822)
"Sambos. THE Sambo is the offspring of a Negro man with an Indian woman, or of an
Indian man with a Negro woman. His colour is nearly that of a Griff or Cobb ..."
10. Central and South America by Augustus Henry Keane, Clements Robert Markham (1901)
"... in the western parts of the present provinces of Segovia, Matagalpa, and
Chontales. The Caribs and Sambos It should be noticed that the first and ..."
11. Honduras: Descriptive, Historical, and Statistical by Ephraim George Squier (1870)
"... PAYAS, Sambos, AND CARIES. T HAVE elsewhere said that the Indian or aboriginal •*-
element predominates in the population of Central America. ..."
12. Six Years of a Traveller's Life in Western Africa by Francisco Travassos Valdez (1861)
"... e Sambos—Bihe—Appearance and Character of the Natives—Ridiculous Practices—Cruel
Sacrifices on the Death of a Chief—Bailundo. THE Government-general of ..."
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