gombo
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English
Noun
gombo (countable and uncountable, plural gombos)
- Alternative form of gumbo (“stew, okra”)
References
- “gombo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian and French gombo, ultimately from Kimbundu ingombo, plural of kingombo. Compare Russian го́мбо (gómbo).
Pronunciation
Noun
gombo (accusative singular gombon, plural gomboj, accusative plural gombojn)
French
Etymology
Entered into French in the Antilles, ultimately from Kimbundu ingombo, plural of kingombo (“okra”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gombo m (plural gombos)
Synonyms
- (okra): (Louisiana) okra
- (Louisiana Creole): courez-venez, français cassé
Descendants
- Louisiana Creole: gombo
See also
Further reading
- “gombo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Ultimately from Kimbundu kingombo (“okra”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gombo m (plural gombi)
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
Inherited from French gombo (“okra; gumbo; Louisiana Creole language”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gombo
- okra
- Synonyms: févi, gombo févi
- (a) gumbo, a kind of soup or stew
- Synonym: gombo dlo
- the Louisiana Creole language
- Synonyms: fransé kasé, kouri-vini