gombo
English
Noun
gombo (countable and uncountable, plural gombos)
- Alternative form of gumbo
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for gombo in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian and French gombo, ultimately from Kimbundu ingombo. Compare Russian го́мбо (gómbo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡombo]
- Rhymes: -ombo
- Hyphenation: gom‧bo
Noun
gombo (accusative singular gombon, plural gomboj, accusative plural gombojn)
- okra
French
Etymology
Entered into French in the Antilles, ultimately from Kimbundu ingombo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔ̃.bo/
Audio (file)
Noun
gombo m (plural gombos)
- okra
- (Louisiana) gumbo, a kind of soup or stew
- (Louisiana) the Louisiana Creole French language
Synonyms
- (okra): (Louisiana) okra
- (Louisiana Creole French language):, français cassé
See also
- gombo filé
Further reading
- “gombo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡom.bo/
- Rhymes: -ombo
- Hyphenation: góm‧bo
Noun
gombo m (plural gombi)
- okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
Inherited from French gombo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔ̃ˈbo/
Noun
gombo
- A name for the Louisiana Creole French language.
Synonyms
- kouri-vini
- fransé kasé