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- [guhm-boh]
- /ˈgʌm boʊ/
- /ˈɡʌm.bəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [guhm-boh]
- /ˈgʌm boʊ/
Definitions of gumbo word
- noun plural gumbo a stew or thick soup, usually made with chicken or seafood, greens, and okra or sometimes filé as a thickener. 1
- noun plural gumbo okra. 1
- noun plural gumbo soil that becomes sticky and nonporous when wet. 1
- adjective gumbo of, relating to, or like gumbo. 1
- noun gumbo a French patois spoken by blacks and Creoles in Louisiana and the French West Indies. 1
- noun gumbo Okra, especially the gelatinous pods used in cooking. 1
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Origin of gumbo
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805, Americanism; < Louisiana French gombo, gumbo < a Bantu language; compare Umbundu ochinggombo, Luba chinggombo okra
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Parts of speech for Gumbo
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gumbo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gumbo
noun gumbo
- porridge — a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
- puree — a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- concoction — A concoction is something that has been made out of several things mixed together.
- distillation — the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.
- fluid — a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
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