gumbo

Meanings

1. Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
2. A soup or stew popular in Louisiana, consisting of a strong stock, meat or shellfish, a thickener (often okra), and the "Holy Trinity" of celery, bell peppers, and onions.
3. A fine silty soil that when wet becomes very thick and heavy.

Etymology

Etymology tree Kimbundu ingomboder. French gombobor. ▲ French gombo Louisiana Creole gombobor. English gumbo Borrowed from Louisiana French gombo, possibly via Louisiana Creole gombo, from Kimbundu ingombo, plural of kingombo (“okra”); compare Portuguese quingombó.