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/Sounds like "SAHM" (as in "salsa") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
A person of mixed Indigenous and African descent, a term with colonial roots used in Ecuador and Peru. Can be used in a neutral or descriptive way to refer to that mixed coastal heritage, or as an insult depending entirely on tone and context. Some people reclaim it with pride.
“The zambo coastal culture has its own incredible music that blends African and Andean roots.”
“They called him zambo as an insult, but he wears the identity with pride.”
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/Sounds like "SAHM" (as in "salsa") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
A person of mixed Indigenous and African descent, a term with colonial roots used in Ecuador and Peru. Can be used in a neutral or descriptive way to refer to that mixed coastal heritage, or as an insult depending entirely on tone and context. Some people reclaim it with pride.
“The zambo coastal culture has its own incredible music that blends African and Andean roots.”
“They called him zambo as an insult, but he wears the identity with pride.”
Movida
A situation, deal, or scheme in motion, often with a shady or self-interested angle. In Argentina, "qué movida" asks what's going on, while "armar una movida" means organizing something.