Zambo
[ˈzæm.boʊ]Meaning
a racial term for people of mixed Amerindian and sub-Saharan African ancestry
Background Story
Zambo, also spelled Sambu, is a racial term used to refer to people of mixed Amerindian and sub-Saharan African ancestry. The equivalent term in Brazil is cafuzo, though in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa cafuzo instead refers to someone born of an African person and a person of mixed African and European ancestry.
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