I. ˈgəm-(ˌ)bō noun
( plural gumbos )
Etymology: American French gombo, of Bantu origin; akin to Umbundu ochinggômbo okra
Date: 1805
1. : a soup thickened with okra pods or filé and containing meat or seafoods and usually vegetables
2. : okra 1
3.
a. : any of various fine-grained silty soils especially of the central United States that when wet become impervious and soapy or waxy and very sticky
b. : a heavy sticky mud
4. : mixture , melange
• gumbo adjective
II. noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: American French gombo, perhaps from Kongo nkômbô runaway slave
Date: 1838
: creole 4a