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gumbo

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Drink, Food
gum·bo /ˈɡʌmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ noun [uncountable]  1. DFDa thick soup made with meat, fish, and okra (=a small green vegetable) 秋葵汤〔用肉、鱼和秋葵制作的浓汤〕2. DFa word used in some parts of the US for okra 秋葵〔美国部分地区用语〕
Examples from the Corpus
gumboMaking 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
gum·bo nounChineseSyllable
meat, thick soup and a fish, made with Corpus


gumbo
gumbo /ˈɡʌmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Louisiana French
 Origin: gombo, from a Bantu language
1. a thick soup made with meat, fish, and okra (=a small green vegetable)
2. a word used in some parts of the US for okra


gumboBrE /ˈɡʌmbəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡʌmboʊ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a thick chicken or seafood soup, usually made with the vegetable okra 秋葵汤(用秋葵做的鸡汤或海鲜浓汤)