gumbo

¹

[guhm-boh]

noun

plural

gumbos 

1. a stew or thick soup, usually made with chicken or seafood, greens, and okra or sometimes filé as a thickener.

2. okra.

3. soil that becomes sticky and nonporous when wet.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or like gumbo.

Gumbo

²

[guhm-boh]

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. a French patois spoken by Black and Creole people in Louisiana and the French West Indies.

gumbo

¹

/ ˈɡʌmbəʊ /

noun

1. the mucilaginous pods of okra

2. another name for okra

3. a soup or stew thickened with okra pods

4. a fine soil in the W prairies that becomes muddy when wet

Gumbo

²

/ ˈɡʌmbəʊ /

noun

1. (sometimes not capital) a French patois spoken by Creoles in Louisiana and the Caribbean

Word History and Origins

Origin of gumbo¹

1795–1805, < Louisiana French gombo, gumbo < a Bantu language; compare Umbundu ochinggombo, Luba chinggombo okra

Origin of gumbo²

First recorded in 1835–40; probably from the same source as gumbo ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of gumbo¹

C19: from Louisiana French gombo, of Bantu origin

Origin of gumbo²

see _gumbo

Example Sentences

She uploads daily videos to her YouTube channel, cooking up recipes like shrimp gumbo casserole and peaches and cream muffins for her nearly 600,000 subscribers to feast on.

From Salon

It all belongs, in the same way the crash of Chinese cymbals in the remix of Sammie’s signature song “I Lied to You” only punches up that gumbo’s flavor.

From Salon

It all belongs, in the same way the crash of Chinese cymbals in the remix of Sammie's signature song "I Lied to You" only punches up that gumbo's flavor.

From Salon

His gumbo recipe, for example, calls for two pouches each of smoked clams, oysters and mackerel along with white rice, oregano, cumin and chile peppers.

From Los Angeles Times

In the case of gumbo or succotash, it is a good thing.

From Salon

Related Words

• bouillon 
• chowder 
• porridge 
• puree