gungo
Jamaican Creole
gungo (peas)
Alternative forms
- gungo peas
Etymology
Possibly from a coastal dialect of Kongo ngungu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʊŋɡʊ/
- Hyphenation: gun‧go
Noun
gungo
- dal, pigeon pea, pigeon peas
Further reading
- Allsopp, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, ISBN 9789766401450, page 275