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noun
1.
a stew or thick soup, usually made with chicken or seafood, greens, and okra or sometimes filé as a thickener.
2.
3.
soil that becomes sticky and nonporous when wet.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or like gumbo.
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Gumbo
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Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism; < Louisiana French gombo, gumbo < a Bantu language; compare Umbundu ochinggombo, Luba chinggombo okra
1795–1805, Americanism; < Louisiana French gombo, gumbo < a Bantu language; compare Umbundu ochinggombo, Luba chinggombo okra
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| gumbo or gombo (ˈɡʌmbəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -bos | |
| 1. | the mucilaginous pods of okra |
| 2. | another name for okra |
| 3. | a soup or stew thickened with okra pods |
| 4. | a fine soil in the W prairies that becomes muddy when wet |
| [C19: from Louisiana French gombo, of Bantu origin] | |
| gombo or gombo | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Louisiana French gombo, of Bantu origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
gumbo
1805, from Louisiana Fr., probably ult. from Central Bantu dialect (cf. Mbundu ngombo "okra").
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