gumbo.
Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
Meaning & usage
Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
A soup or stew popular in Louisiana, consisting of a strong stock, meat or shellfish, a thickener (often okra), and the "Holy Trinity" of celery, bell peppers, and onions.
A fine silty soil that when wet becomes very thick and heavy.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Kimbundu ingomboder. French gombobor. ▲ French gombo Louisiana Creole gombobor. English gumbo Borrowed from Louisiana French gombo, possibly via Louisiana Creole gombo, from Kimbundu ingombo, plural of kingombo (“okra”); compare Portuguese quingombó.
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