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sambo.

A sandwich.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A sandwich.

    Australia · Ireland · slang
Where this word comes from

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

noun

  1. A Russian martial art and combat sport.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.