gumbo

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (countable) Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
  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.
  3. (uncountable) A fine silty soil that when wet becomes very thick and heavy.

Έννοιες

μπάμια

Συνώνυμα

lady’s-finger

okra plant

Abelmoschus esculentus

Hibiscus esculentus

gumbo soil

lady’s finger

ladies finger

lady's fingers

Μεταφράσεις

gombo

gumbo

ocro

Abelmoschus esculentus

bamî

Συχνότητα

24k
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈɡʌm.boʊ/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

In summary

Borrowed from Louisiana French gombo, possibly via Louisiana Creole gombo, from Kimbundu ingombo, plural of kingombo (“okra”); compare Portuguese quingombó.

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