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gum·bo | \ ˈgəm-(ˌ)bō 
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\ plural gumbos
Definition of gumbo
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1 : a soup thickened with okra pods or filé and containing meat or seafoods and usually vegetables
2 : okra sense 1
3a : any of various fine-grained silty soils especially of the central U.S. that when wet become impervious and soapy or waxy and very sticky
b : a heavy sticky mud
Definition of gumbo (Entry 2 of 2)
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gumbo
noungum·bo | \ ˈgəm-ˌbō \
\ plural gumbos
Kids Definition of gumbo
: a rich soup usually thickened with okra
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The first known use of gumbo was in 1805
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