gum ‧ bo /ˈɡʌmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Louisiana French ; Origin: gombo , from a Bantu language ]
1 . a thick soup made with meat, fish, and ↑ okra (=a small green vegetable)
2 . a word used in some parts of the US for ↑ okra