gombo — meaning in English

English meaning

• gumbo noun A thick soup or stew from Louisiana, typically made with stock, meat or shellfish, okra, and vegetables.
• okra noun A green, ridged vegetable pod eaten cooked, known for its sticky texture when cut and used to thicken stews.

Senses

gombo is used for these senses in English:

• Louisiana Creole A French-based creole with elements of Spanish, Native American and West African languages spoken by the Louisiana Creole people.
• gumbo (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.
• okra The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.

gumbo — full definition

1. noun A thick soup or stew from Louisiana, typically made with stock, meat or shellfish, okra, and vegetables.
2. noun Another name for okra, the plant or its edible pods.

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