Main Entry:

¹gum·bo

Pronunciation:

\ˈgəm-(ˌ)bō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural gumbos

Etymology:

American French gombo, of Bantu origin; akin to Umbundu ochinggômbo okra

Date:

1805

1: a soup thickened with okra pods or filé and containing meat or seafoods and usually vegetables2: okra 13 a: any of various fine-grained silty soils especially of the central United States that when wet become impervious and soapy or waxy and very sticky b: a heavy sticky mud4: mixture, mélange

— gumbo adjective