gumbo

== English == === Alternative forms === gombo === Etymology === Borrowed from Louisiana French gombo, possibly via Louisiana Creole gombo, from Kimbundu ingombo, plural of kingombo (“okra”); compare Portuguese quingombó. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌm.boʊ/ Rhymes: -ʌmbəʊ === Noun === gumbo (countable and uncountable, plural gumbos) (countable) Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules. (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. (uncountable) A fine silty soil that when wet becomes very thick and heavy. ==== Derived terms ==== gumbo limbo gumbo z'herbes ==== Translations ==== === References === == Gullah == === Alternative forms === gumboh === Etymology === From Tshiluba ("t͡ʃiŋɡɔmbɔ") and Umbundu ("ott͡ʃiŋɡɔmbo"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʌm.bo/ === Noun === gumbo (plural gumbo dem) (cooking) okra === References === Lorenzo Dow Turner (1969), Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect == Kalanga == === Noun === gumbo (anatomy) foot == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Noun === gumbo nominative singular of gumba (“swarm”)