zambo

See also: Zambo

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzæmboʊ/

Noun

zambo (plural zambos)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Zambo.

Asturian

Adjective

zambo

1. neuter of zambu

Central Mazahua

Noun

zambo

1. tadpole

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zambo (which see), of uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑm.boː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: zam‧bo

Noun

zambo m (plural zambo's, no diminutive)

1. Zambo, Afro-Indian, someone of half African and half indigenous American parentage

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish zambo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmbo/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mbo̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑmbo/, [ˈzɑ̝mbo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑmbo
• Syllabification^(key): zam‧bo
• Hyphenation^(key): zam‧bo

Noun

zambo

1. Zambo (person with African and Native American/indigenous heritage; Afro-Indian)

Declension

Inflection of zambo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		zambo	zambot
genitive		zambon	zambojen
partitive		zamboa	zamboja
illative		zamboon	zamboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		zambo	zambot
accusative	nom.	zambo	zambot
	gen.	zambon
genitive		zambon	zambojen
partitive		zamboa	zamboja
inessive		zambossa	zamboissa
elative		zambosta	zamboista
illative		zamboon	zamboihin
adessive		zambolla	zamboilla
ablative		zambolta	zamboilta
allative		zambolle	zamboille
essive		zambona	zamboina
translative		zamboksi	zamboiksi
abessive		zambotta	zamboitta
instructive		—	zamboin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of zambo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative zamboni zamboni accusative nom. zamboni zamboni gen. zamboni genitive zamboni zambojeni partitive zamboani zambojani inessive zambossani zamboissani elative zambostani zamboistani illative zambooni zamboihini adessive zambollani zamboillani ablative zamboltani zamboiltani allative zambolleni zamboilleni essive zambonani zamboinani translative zambokseni zamboikseni abessive zambottani zamboittani instructive — — comitative — zamboineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative zambosi zambosi accusative nom. zambosi zambosi gen. zambosi genitive zambosi zambojesi partitive zamboasi zambojasi inessive zambossasi zamboissasi elative zambostasi zamboistasi illative zamboosi zamboihisi adessive zambollasi zamboillasi ablative zamboltasi zamboiltasi allative zambollesi zamboillesi essive zambonasi zamboinasi translative zamboksesi zamboiksesi abessive zambottasi zamboittasi instructive — — comitative — zamboinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative zambomme zambomme accusative nom. zambomme zambomme gen. zambomme genitive zambomme zambojemme partitive zamboamme zambojamme inessive zambossamme zamboissamme elative zambostamme zamboistamme illative zamboomme zamboihimme adessive zambollamme zamboillamme ablative zamboltamme zamboiltamme allative zambollemme zamboillemme essive zambonamme zamboinamme translative zamboksemme zamboiksemme abessive zambottamme zamboittamme instructive — — comitative — zamboinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative zambonne zambonne accusative nom. zambonne zambonne gen. zambonne genitive zambonne zambojenne partitive zamboanne zambojanne inessive zambossanne zamboissanne elative zambostanne zamboistanne illative zamboonne zamboihinne adessive zambollanne zamboillanne ablative zamboltanne zamboiltanne allative zambollenne zamboillenne essive zambonanne zamboinanne translative zamboksenne zamboiksenne abessive zambottanne zamboittanne instructive — — comitative — zamboinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative zambonsa zambonsa accusative nom. zambonsa zambonsa gen. zambonsa genitive zambonsa zambojensa partitive zamboaan zamboansa zambojaan zambojansa inessive zambossaan zambossansa zamboissaan zamboissansa elative zambostaan zambostansa zamboistaan zamboistansa illative zamboonsa zamboihinsa adessive zambollaan zambollansa zamboillaan zamboillansa ablative zamboltaan zamboltansa zamboiltaan zamboiltansa allative zambolleen zambollensa zamboilleen zamboillensa essive zambonaan zambonansa zamboinaan zamboinansa translative zambokseen zamboksensa zamboikseen zamboiksensa abessive zambottaan zambottansa zamboittaan zamboittansa instructive — — comitative — zamboineen zamboinensa

Further reading

• “zambo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zambo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zam.bo/
• Rhymes: -ambo
• Hyphenation: zàm‧bo

Noun

zambo m (invariable)

1. Zambo (Afro-Indian)

   Synonym: cafuso

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• zomba

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from an alteration of Vulgar Latin *strambus (“squinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted”), from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός (strabós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθambo/ [ˈθãm.bo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsambo/ [ˈsãm.bo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ambo
• Syllabification: zam‧bo

Adjective

zambo (feminine zamba, masculine plural zambos, feminine plural zambas)

1. bowlegged, bandy-legged
2. (Latin America) Zambo (one of mixed African and Native American ancestry)

Noun

zambo m (plural zambos, feminine zamba, feminine plural zambas)

1. (Latin America) Zambo

Further reading

• “zambo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025