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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Louisiana French
Origin: gombo, from a Bantu language

gumbo

 noun
     
Related topics: Food, Drink
gum‧bo [uncountable]
1DFD a thick soup made with meat, fish, and okra (=a small green vegetable)
2DF a word used in some parts of the US for okra
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