how to pronounce самбо

/ˈsambə/

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самбо is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of самбо in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… сейчас же еще вот самбо тогда появились …”

meanings of самбо

noun:

Sambo (martial art).
Zambo.

самбо frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word самбо occurs in russian on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.