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callaloo

[ kal-uh-loo, kal-uh-loo ]

noun

, Southern Cooking.
  1. a thick soup of crabmeat, greens, and various seasonings.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of callaloo1

First recorded in 1695–1700; compare Jamaican English calalu, any of a variety of greens used as an ingredient in soup, from Latin American Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico) calalú, Portuguese carurú, said to be from Tupi caárurú thick leaf

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