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| gum·bo [ gúmbō ] (plural gum·bos) |
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1. thick stew with okra: a stew of fish, poultry, or meat that has been thickened with okra
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2. plants
Same as okra (sense 1) (sense 2)
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3. sticky soil: silty soil that turns very sticky and muddy when it becomes wet, found throughout the central United States
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4. mixture: a mixture or hodgepodge
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 The band played a gumbo of Cajun, zydeco, and jazz music.
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| [Early 19th century. < Louisiana French gombo, probably < Bantu] |
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