gombo

Meaning

1. (masculine) okra
2. (Louisiana, masculine) gumbo, a kind of soup or stew
3. (Louisiana, masculine) the Louisiana Creole language

Concepts

okra

gumbo

okras

gombo

okra plant

lady’s fingers

Abelmoschus esculentus

Hibiscus esculentus

lady’s-finger

lady's finger

lady's fingers

ladies’ fingers

bhindi

lady’s finger

Synonyms

okra

abelmoschus esculentus

Translations

quiabo

Okra

bamya

بامية

ocra

μπάμια

gombo

gombo

okra

ocra

okra

quingombó

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɔ̃.bo/

Etymology

Entered into French in the Antilles, ultimately from Kimbundu ingombo, plural of kingombo (“okra”).