HyperDic: gumbo

English > 4 senses of the word gumbo:
NOUNsubstancegumbo, gumbo soilany of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
plantgumbo, okra, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentustall 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
foodgumbo, okralong mucilaginous green pods
foodgumboa soup or stew thickened with okra pods
gumbo > pronunciation
Soundsgah'mbow
Rhymesakimbo ... turbot: 25 rhymes with bow...
English > gumbo: 4 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water.
Synonymgumbo soil
Broadersoil, dirtThe part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
English > gumbo: 4 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningtall 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.
Synonymsokra, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus
Member ofAbelmoschus, genus Abelmoschusgenus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
Partsgumbo, okralong mucilaginous green pods
okralong green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishabelmoschus esculentus, chimbombó, guingambó, Hibiscus esculentus, molondrón, ñajú, okra, quimbombó, quingombó
Catalanabelmoschus esculentus, Abelmoschus esculentus, ocra
English > gumbo: 4 senses > noun 3, food
Meaninglong mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews.
Synonymokra
Part ofokra, gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentustall 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
Broadervegetable, veggie, vegedible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
English > gumbo: 4 senses > noun 4, food
MeaningA soup or stew thickened with okra pods.
Broadersoupliquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
Spanishgumbo

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