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gumbo
[ guhm-boh ]
/ ˈgʌm boʊ /
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noun, plural gum·bos.
adjective
of, relating to, or like gumbo.
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Origin of gumbo
1795–1805, Americanism;<Louisiana French gombo, gumbo< a Bantu language; compare Umbundu ochinggombo, Luba chinggombo okra
Words nearby gumbo
gum arabic, gumball, gum band, gum benzoin, gum bichromate process, gumbo, gumboil, gumbo-limbo, gumboot, gumboots, gumbotil
Other definitions for gumbo (2 of 2)
Gumbo
[ guhm-boh ]
/ ˈgʌm boʊ /
noun (sometimes lowercase)
a French patois spoken by Black and Creole people in Louisiana and the French West Indies.
Origin of Gumbo
First recorded in 1835–40; probably from the same source as gumbo
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British Dictionary definitions for gumbo (1 of 2)
gumbo
gombo
/ (ˈɡʌmbəʊ) /
noun plural -bos US and Canadian
the mucilaginous pods of okra
another name for okra
a soup or stew thickened with okra pods
a fine soil in the W prairies that becomes muddy when wet
Word Origin for gumbo
C19: from Louisiana French gombo, of Bantu origin
British Dictionary definitions for gumbo (2 of 2)
Gumbo
/ (ˈɡʌmbəʊ) /
noun
(sometimes not capital) a French patois spoken by Creoles in Louisiana and the Caribbean
Word Origin for Gumbo
see gumbo
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