callaloo
noun
cal·la·loo
ˌka-lə-ˈlü 
ˈka-lə-ˌlü
1
: the edible young green leaves of a plant (such as taro or a member of the genus Xanthosoma) of the arum family used as greens
2
: a soup or stew made with greens, onions, and crabmeat or pork
Examples of callaloo in a Sentence
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Pot Soup This classic vegetarian soup is made with callaloo, a spinach-like green that can be found canned or fresh in Caribbean groceries.
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024
George was cooking callaloo, Caribbean greens, at her father’s house.
—Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
Leafy amaranths like callaloo (Amaranthus viridis and others) are foliage vegetables that are actually related to spinach and whose foliage can be harvested and cooked like their cousin.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023
Take the soup known as callaloo.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 June 2022
Some of the people who were captured and enslaved in West and Central Africa starting as early as the 1500s brought seeds for okra, yams, black-eyed peas, plantains, callaloo greens, breadfruit, mangos, ackee fruit, watermelon and peppers to the New World.
—Nikki O'Neill, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
While not widespread garden pests because many of our other vegetables don’t suit them, this particular flea beetle can still hamper the productivity of callaloo.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2023
One of the most beloved and musically named Caribbean dishes is callaloo.
—Tamerra Griffin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2022
The shop also sells salads, sides, nonalcoholic beverages and Saturday-only specials of ackee, callaloo and fried dumplings.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 6 Oct. 2022
Saveur Editors, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024
George was cooking callaloo, Caribbean greens, at her father’s house.
—Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
Leafy amaranths like callaloo (Amaranthus viridis and others) are foliage vegetables that are actually related to spinach and whose foliage can be harvested and cooked like their cousin.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023
Take the soup known as callaloo.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 June 2022
Some of the people who were captured and enslaved in West and Central Africa starting as early as the 1500s brought seeds for okra, yams, black-eyed peas, plantains, callaloo greens, breadfruit, mangos, ackee fruit, watermelon and peppers to the New World.
—Nikki O'Neill, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
While not widespread garden pests because many of our other vegetables don’t suit them, this particular flea beetle can still hamper the productivity of callaloo.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2023
One of the most beloved and musically named Caribbean dishes is callaloo.
—Tamerra Griffin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2022
The shop also sells salads, sides, nonalcoholic beverages and Saturday-only specials of ackee, callaloo and fried dumplings.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 6 Oct. 2022
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“Callaloo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/callaloo. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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