Etymology

gumbo

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Today it means: Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules. Full definition →

Louisiana Creole gombo ← French gombo ← Kimbundu ingombo
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  1. Kimbunduingombo
  2. Frenchgombo
  3. Louisiana Creolegombo
  4. English todaygumbo

Borrowed from Louisiana French gombo, possibly via Louisiana Creole gombo, from Kimbundu ingombo, plural of kingombo (“okra”); compare Portuguese quingombó.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.