CALLALOO

noun Etymology: Caribbean English, perhaps ultimately of African origin; akin to Caribbean Spanish calalú ~ (greens and dish), Brazilian Portuguese carurú, Haitian Creole kalalou okra Date: 1892 the edible young green leaves of a plant (as taro or a member of the genus Xanthosoma ) of the arum family used as greens, a soup or stew made with greens, onions, and crabmeat or pork