Definitions for Zambo
zam·bo

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zambonoun

   A person with African and Native American/indigenous heritage; Afro-Indian.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Zambonoun

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

2. Etymology: [See Sambo.]

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1. Zambo

   Zambo or cafuzo are racial terms used in the Spanish and Portuguese Empires and occasionally today to identify individuals in the Americas who are of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry. Historically, the racial cross between African slaves and Amerindians was referred to as a "zambaggoa", then "zambo", then "sambo". In the United States, the word "sambo" is thought to refer to the racial cross between a black slave and a white person. The meaning of the term "sambo" however is contested in North America, where other etymologies have been proposed. The word most likely originated from one of the Romance languages, or Latin and its direct descendants. The feminine word is zamba. Under the casta system of Spanish colonial America, the term originally applied to the children of one African and one Amerindian parent, or the children of two zambo parents. During this period, a myriad of other terms denoted individuals of African/Amerindian ancestry in ratios smaller or greater than the 50:50 of zambos: cambujo for example. Today, zambo refers to all people with significant amounts of both African and Amerindian ancestry, though it is frequently considered pejorative.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zambo

   A term on the Spanish Main for a race produced by the union of the negro and the Indian; it literally means bow-legged.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ZAMBO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Zambo is ranked #60636 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Zambo surname appeared 332 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Zambo.
   
   88.2% or 293 total occurrences were White.
   7.2% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.5% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce Zambo?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Zambo in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Zambo in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Zambo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zambo
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zambo
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Zambo
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Zambo
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html