Gumbo Definition

gŭmbō
gumbos
noun
gumbos
Webster's New World
A soup thickened with unripe okra pods, usually made with tomatoes, vegetables, and chicken, ham, or seafood.
Webster's New World
A fine, silty soil of the Western prairies, which becomes sticky and nonporous when wet.
Webster's New World

A French-based Creole spoken in Louisiana.

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Singular:
gumbo
Plural:
gumbos

Origin of Gumbo

  • From Bantu ngombo, kingombo (“okra plant”), possibly via Gullah. Cognate to Portuguese quiabo, Caribbean Spanish guingambó, and cognates in other Romance languages.

    From Wiktionary

  • Louisiana French gombo of Bantu origin Tshiluba ki-ngumbo okra

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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