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Spanish
Etymology
From Guaraní caaruru (a kind of medicinal plant) or possibly Kimbundu kalúlu (a family of plants found in Angola), through Portuguese caruru (a dish of stewed herbs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalaˈlu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: ca‧la‧lú
Noun
calalú m (plural calalús or calalúes)
- callaloo
References
- Allsopp, Richard, Allsopp, Jeanette (1996) Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 edition, University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 130
- Russell G. Hamilton, Cherie Y. Hamilton (2007) “Caruru and Calulu, Etymologically and Socio-Gastronomically: Brazil, Angola, and São Tomé Príncipe.”, in Callaloo, volume 30, number 1, The Johns Hopkins University Press, pages 338–342