From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgumbogum‧bo /ˈɡʌmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ noun [uncountable] 1 DFDa thick soup made with meat, fish, and okra (=a small green vegetable)2 DFa word used in some parts of the US for okra
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gumbo• Making my first gumbo roux was a spiritual event.• There was cheese soup and a brat, or clam chowder and baked stuffed lobster, or gumbo and chicken jambalaya.• Duck and andouille sausage gumbo was another dish that evolved out of the early Creole and Cajun kitchens of Louisiana.Origin gumbo (1800-1900) Louisiana French gombo, from a Bantu language