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gumbo Definition

gumbo (gum)

noun

  1. okra (senses & )
  2. a soup thickened with unripe okra pods, usually made with tomatoes, vegetables, and chicken, ham, or seafood
  3. a fine, silty soil of the Western prairies, which becomes sticky and nonporous when wet
  4. a French-based Creole (sense ) spoken in Louisiana

Etymology: < Bantu name for okra

gumbo Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • make: Twitch, one half of the legendary Dynamic DJ Duo that is Optimo, took the parts and made a mean gumbo.

Adjective modifier

  • musical: Chapman is a master of his own individually spiced and blended musical gumbo.
  • mean: Twitch, one half of the legendary Dynamic DJ Duo that is Optimo, took the parts and made a mean gumbo.

Noun used with modifier

  • seafood: I followed this with seafood gumbo which I also enjoyed.

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