Callaloo Definition
kălə-lo͝o, kălə-lo͝o
noun
The leaves of the taro, or, sometimes, other plants, cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Webster's New World
A West Indian stew or soup made with this vegetable and, typically, crabmeat, okra, pork, and coconut milk.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Callaloo
Noun
Singular:
callaloo
Plural:
callaloosOrigin of Callaloo
American Spanish calulú plant of genus Xanthosoma whose leaves are used as greens perhaps from Tupí caárurú thick leaf
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From American Spanish calalú.
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