gumbo

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

gombo

sinonimi

okra

lady’s-finger

okra plant

Abelmoschus esculentus

Hibiscus esculentus

gumbo soil

suspension

lady’s finger

ladies finger

ocher

lady's fingers

ochre

ooze

silt

sludge

slurry

Traduzioni

gombo

quiabo

bamya

μπάμια

quiabeiro

ocra

gombo

gumbo

ocro

Okra

okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

bamî

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɡʌm.boʊ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine portoghese: quingombó

In summary

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