zambo
/ˈzæmboʊ/noun
zambo is spelled Z-A-M-B-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zambo means “Alternative letter-case form of Zambo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zambo is zambos.
How many letters and syllables are in zambo?
| Letters | 5: Z-A-M-B-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is zambo?
Zambo appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zambo?
- /ˈzæmboʊ/
Zambo has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of zambo
- zambos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zambo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Zambo.
noun
- 1
A person with African and Native American/indigenous heritage; Afro-Indian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zambo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Afro-Indian:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zambo, Sambo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.