quingombó
See also: quingombô
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- quingombô, gombô, quibombô, quigombó, quibombó, quimbombô, quingobó
Etymology
From Kimbundu kingombo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kĩ.ɡõˈbɔ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kĩ.ɡõˈbɔ/
Noun
quingombó m (plural quingombós)
- (dated, chiefly Brazil) Synonym of quiabo (“okra”)
Spanish
Alternative forms
- quimbombó (Venezuela, Cuba)
- guingambó (Puerto Rico)
Etymology
From Portuguese quingombó, from Kimbundu kingombo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kinɡomˈbo/ [kĩŋ.ɡõmˈbo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: quin‧gom‧bó
Noun
quingombó m (plural quingombós)
- okra, Abelmoschus esculentus
Further reading
- “quingombó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014