calalú
See also: calalu
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/ [ka.laˈlu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: ca‧la‧lú
Noun
calalú m (plural calalús or calalúes)
- callaloo
References
- Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 edition, University of the West Indies Press, 1996, →ISBN, page 130
- “Caruru and Calulu, Etymologically and Socio-Gastronomically: Brazil, Angola, and São Tomé Príncipe.”, in Callaloo, volume 30, issue 1, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Winter, 2007, pages 338–342