gumbo
(noun) a soup or stew thickened with okra pods
gumbo, okra
(noun) long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
okra, gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus
(noun) tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
gumbo, gumbo soil
(noun) any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gumbo (countable and uncountable, plural gumbos)
(countable) synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
(uncountable) A soup or stew made with okra.
(uncountable) A fine silty soil that when wet becomes very thick and heavy.
Source: Wiktionary
Gum"bo, n. Etym: [Written aalso gombo.]
1. A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.
2. The okra plant or its pods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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