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English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

sambo (plural sambos)

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  1. (Ireland, Australia, slang) A sandwich.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Russian са́мбо (sámbo), abbreviation of самооборо́на/самозащи́та без ору́жия (samooboróna/samozaščíta bez orúžija, self-defense without weapons).

Proper noun

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sambo

  1. A Russian martial art and combat sport.
Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From sam- (together) +‎ bo (live, reside).

Adjective

sambo

  1. (botany) monoecious

Noun

sambo c (singular definite samboen, plural indefinite samboer)

  1. roommate

Inflection

Synonyms

Esperanto

Etymology

Originally from Portuguese, though reinforced by several other languages.

Noun

sambo (accusative singular sambon, plural samboj, accusative plural sambojn)

  1. samba

Finnish

Etymology

< Russian са́мбо (sámbo)

Pronunciation

Noun

sambo

  1. sambo (Russian martial art and combat sport)

Declension

Inflection of sambo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative sambo
genitive sambon
partitive samboa
illative samboon
singular plural
nominative sambo
accusative nom. sambo
gen. sambon
genitive sambon
partitive samboa
inessive sambossa
elative sambosta
illative samboon
adessive sambolla
ablative sambolta
allative sambolle
essive sambona
translative samboksi
abessive sambotta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sambo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative samboni
accusative nom. samboni
gen. samboni
genitive samboni
partitive samboani
inessive sambossani
elative sambostani
illative sambooni
adessive sambollani
ablative samboltani
allative sambolleni
essive sambonani
translative sambokseni
abessive sambottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sambosi
accusative nom. sambosi
gen. sambosi
genitive sambosi
partitive samboasi
inessive sambossasi
elative sambostasi
illative samboosi
adessive sambollasi
ablative samboltasi
allative sambollesi
essive sambonasi
translative samboksesi
abessive sambottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sambomme
accusative nom. sambomme
gen. sambomme
genitive sambomme
partitive samboamme
inessive sambossamme
elative sambostamme
illative samboomme
adessive sambollamme
ablative samboltamme
allative sambollemme
essive sambonamme
translative samboksemme
abessive sambottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sambonne
accusative nom. sambonne
gen. sambonne
genitive sambonne
partitive samboanne
inessive sambossanne
elative sambostanne
illative samboonne
adessive sambollanne
ablative samboltanne
allative sambollenne
essive sambonanne
translative samboksenne
abessive sambottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sambonsa
accusative nom. sambonsa
gen. sambonsa
genitive sambonsa
partitive samboaan
samboansa
inessive sambossaan
sambossansa
elative sambostaan
sambostansa
illative samboonsa
adessive sambollaan
sambollansa
ablative samboltaan
samboltansa
allative sambolleen
sambollensa
essive sambonaan
sambonansa
translative sambokseen
samboksensa
abessive sambottaan
sambottansa
instructive
comitative

Italian

Etymology

From Russian са́мбо (sámbo), abbreviation of самооборо́на/самозащи́та без ору́жия (samooboróna/samozaščíta bez orúžija, self-defense without weapons).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsam.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ambo
  • Hyphenation: sàm‧bo

Noun

sambo m (uncountable)

  1. Sambo (Russian martial art)

Further reading

  • sambo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Malagasy

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

sambo

  1. boat

Norwegian

Etymology

From sam- (together) +‎ bo (live, reside).

Noun

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sambo

  1. roommate, typically with a romantic connotation

Inflection

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃bu
  • Hyphenation: sam‧bo

Etymology 1

Noun

sambo m (uncountable)

  1. (martial arts) Sambo (a Russian martial art)

Etymology 2

Verb

sambo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sambar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zambo.

Noun

sambo m (uncountable)

  1. Zambo

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsambo/
  • Rhymes: -ambo
  • Syllabification: sam‧bo

Etymology 1

Internationalism, from Russian са́мбо (sámbo).

Noun

sambo m (uncountable)

  1. Sambo (a Russian martial art)
    Hypernym: deporte de combate

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Quechua sambu.

Noun

sambo m (plural sambos)

  1. (Ecuador) kind of pumpkin
    Hypernym: calabaza

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology 1

  • (noun) From sam- (co-) +‎ -bo (habitant).
  • (verb) From sam- (co-) +‎ bo (to live), compare sammanbo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (noun, sometimes proscribed) /ˈsambʊ/
  • IPA(key): (verb, noun) /²samˌbuː/

Noun

sambo c

  1. partner with whom one lives, usually not in a common law marriage relationship; cohabitant
Usage notes

The pronunciation of this word was originally with accent 2, secondary stress and a long final vowel, i.e. /²samˌbuː/, which is in line with other compounds with -bo, e.g. öbo (islander), stadsbo (city dweller). For most speakers, the pronunciation has, however, shifted to accent 1 with a short final vowel without secondary stress, i.e. /ˈsambʊ/, probably due to the influence from words like hambo (type of folk dance) and loanwords ending in -o, which commonly receive accent 1, e.g. mambo (mambo, type of dance), sambo (Sambo), tango, mango, etc. This accent 1 pronunciation also applies to other words coined with sambo in mind, e.g. särbo (partner one does not live together with), mambo (person who lives with their mother).

This causes uncertainty in the declension of this word. Whereas common gender words with a long final /uː/ are regularly pluralized with -r, i.e. sko > skor, öbo > öbor, common gender words with a final /ʊ/ do not have a native pluralization. For this reason, many speakers colloquially treat sambo as a loanword and pluralize the word with a foreign -s plural marker, i.e. sambos, or with a double plural marker -sar, i.e. sambosar.

This pronunciation and declension are usually proscribed, and dictionaries like SAOL and Svensk ordbok recommend using the accent 2 pronunciation with an -r plural in line with words like öbo, which they likewise recommend for words like särbo and mambo.

Declension
Declension of sambo 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sambo sambon sambor samborna
Genitive sambos sambons sambors sambornas
Declension of sambo (colloquial, proscribed)
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sambo sambon sambos, sambosar sambosarna
Genitive sambos sambons sambos, sambosars sambosarnas

Verb

sambo (present sambor, preterite sambodde, supine sambott, imperative sambo)

  1. to cohabit
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Spanish zambo.

Pronunciation

Noun

sambo c

  1. (archaic, derogatory) Sambo; the offspring of a Native American and a person of African descent
Declension
Declension of sambo 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sambo sambon sambor samborna
Genitive sambos sambons sambors sambornas

References