Gumbo — Gum bo (g[u^]m b[ o]), n. [Written also gombo.] 1. A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup. Especially, A thick stew made with chicken ({chicken gumbo}), or seafood ({seafood gumbo}), thickened with okra or file, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gumbo — Infobox Prepared Food name = Gumbo caption = A bowl of shrimp gumbo. alternate name = country = United States region = Louisiana creator = course = served = main ingredient = Stock Okra Meat and/or Shellfish Celery Bell Peppers Onion rice… … Wikipedia
Gumbo — Un plato de gumbo con gambas. Gumbo es una sopa que se puede encontrar en algunos restaurantes del Golfo de México en los Estados Unidos. Es muy popular en Luisiana entre los criollos, en el Sudeste de Texas, el sur de Misisipi y el Lowcountry de … Wikipedia Español
Seafood boil — is the generic term for any number of different kinds of social events in which shellfish is the central element. Regional variations dictate the kinds of seafood, the accompaniments and side dishes, and the preparation techniques (boiling,… … Wikipedia
gumbo — ☆ gumbo [gum′bō ] n. [< Bantu name for okra] 1. OKRA (senses 1 & 2) 2. a soup thickened with unripe okra pods, usually made with tomatoes, vegetables, and chicken, ham, or seafood 3. a fine, silty soil of the Western prairies, which becomes… … English World dictionary
gumbo — /gum boh/, n., pl. gumbos, adj. n. 1. a stew or thick soup, usually made with chicken or seafood, greens, and okra or sometimes filé as a thickener. 2. okra. 3. soil that becomes sticky and nonporous when wet. adj. 4. of, pertaining to, or like… … Universalium
chicken gumbo — Gumbo Gum bo (g[u^]m b[ o]), n. [Written also gombo.] 1. A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup. Especially, A thick stew made with chicken ({chicken gumbo}), or seafood ({seafood gumbo}), thickened with okra or file,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gumbo — /gum boh/, n. (sometimes l.c.) a French patois spoken by blacks and Creoles in Louisiana and the French West Indies. * * * In soil science, any of various fine grained, rich, black, alluvial soils, especially of the central U.S., that when wet… … Universalium
gumbo — (GUM boh) [Louisiana French: okra] A thick soup or stew made with seafood or chicken, okra, vegetables, and powdered sassafras leaves (filé). Also Gumbo: a patois spoken in parts of Louisiana and the French West Indies … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
gumbo — noun (plural gumbos) N. Amer. 1》 okra, especially the gelatinous pods used in cooking. ↘(in Cajun cooking) a spicy chicken or seafood soup thickened with okra or rice. 2》 (Gumbo) a French based patois spoken by some blacks and Creoles in… … English new terms dictionary
