Definition of Gumbo
Gumbo
gum·bo
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
(American) a spicy soup from Cajun cuisine that contains chicken, meat, or seafood, okra, and sometimes rice and/or vegetables;
e.g. They ate steaming bowls of gumbo for lunch.
(noun)
(American) okra pods, especially when used as a vegetable in soups or stews;
e.g. She loves gumbo and uses it often in her cooking.
(noun)
a language that is based on French but contains elements of other languages, spoken by some Black people and people of Creole descent in southern Louisiana;
e.g. I was eventually able to understand the gumbo in which he spoke.
(noun)
(American) a type of soil that consists of fine-grained clay or silt that becomes impermeable and very sticky when wet;
e.g. The ground in this region is made of gumbo, which makes it difficult to navigate.
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