"gumbo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʌm.boʊ/ [General-American] Forms: gumbos [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmbəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Louisiana French gombo, possibly via Louisiana Creole gombo, from Kimbundu ingombo, plural of kingombo (“okra”); compare Portuguese quingombó. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gombo}} French gombo, {{bor|en|lou|gombo}} Louisiana Creole gombo, {{der|en|kmb|ingombo}} Kimbundu ingombo, {{cog|pt|quingombó}} Portuguese quingombó Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gumbo (countable and uncountable, plural gumbos)
  1. (countable) Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules. Tags: countable Synonyms: okra [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-gumbo-en-noun-dI~oF~V3
  2. (countable) 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. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Soups Categories (lifeform): Mallow subfamily plants Translations (soup or stew): gombo [masculine] (French), gombo (Louisiana Creole)
    Sense id: en-gumbo-en-noun-WqejUzIQ Disambiguation of Soups: 11 79 10 Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 24 65 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Louisiana Creole translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 65 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 68 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 71 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 69 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 73 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Louisiana Creole translations: 8 86 6 Disambiguation of 'soup or stew': 0 100 0
  3. (uncountable) A fine silty soil that when wet becomes very thick and heavy. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-gumbo-en-noun-eyqnCj4y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gombo Derived forms: gumbo limbo, gumbo z'herbes

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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