GUMBO-LIMBO

Meaning of GUMBO-LIMBO in English

/gum"boh lim"boh/ , n. , pl. gumbo-limbos .

a tropical American tree, Bursera simaruba, having reddish bark and yielding a sweet, aromatic resin used in varnishes. Also called gum elemi .

[ 1830-40, Amer.; of uncert. orig. ]

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GUMBO-LIMBO — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1837 a tree ( Bursera simaruba of the family Burseraceae) of southern Florida and the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUMBO-LIMBO — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lim(ˌ)bō noun Etymology: perhaps from gumbo (I) + limbo, of Bantu origin; akin to Kongo edimbu birdlime 1. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUMBO-LIMBO — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1837 : a tree ( Bursera simaruba of the family Burseraceae) of southern Florida and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUMBO-LIMBO — Pronunciation: ˌ g ə m-b ō - ' lim-( ˌ )b ō Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1837 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GUMBO-LIMBO — [gum.bo-lim.bo] n [origin unknown] (1837): a tree (Bursera simaruba of the family Burseraceae) of southern Florida and the American tropics …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GUMBO-LIMBO — мексиканская лаванда (Bursera simaruba)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GUMBO-LIMBO — мексиканская лаванда ( Bursera simaruba )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LIMBO — borde del inferne
English interlingue dictionary
LIMBO — I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, ablative of limbus ~, from Latin, border Date: 14th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUMBO — I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: American French gombo, of Bantu origin; akin to Umbundu ochinggômbo okra Date: 1805 a soup …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIMBO
Английский словарь Британика
GUMBO — In soil science, any of various fine-grained, rich, black, alluvial soils, especially of the central U.S., that when wet become …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUMBO — I. noun also gom·bo ˈgəm(ˌ)bō ( -s ) Etymology: American French (Louisiana) gombo, of Bantu origin; akin to Umbundu ochinggômbo …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIMBO — (n.) Alt. of Limbus
Английский словарь Webster
GUMBO — (n.) The okra plant or its pods.
Английский словарь Webster
GUMBO — (n.) A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.
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LIMBO — ( n. ) Alt. of Limbus
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUMBO — ( n. ) The okra plant or its pods.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUMBO — ( n. ) A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUMBO — /gum"boh/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. ) a French patois spoken by blacks and Creoles in Louisiana and the French …
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GUMBO — /gum"boh/ , n. , pl. gumbos , adj. n. 1. a stew or thick soup, usually made with chicken or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUMBO — n. stew made with okra and chicken and rice
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIMBO — I. ˈlim-(ˌ)bō noun ( plural limbos ) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, ablative of limbus limbo, from Latin, border …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUMBO — I. ˈgəm-(ˌ)bō noun ( plural gumbos ) Etymology: American French gombo, of Bantu origin; akin to Umbundu ochinggômbo okra Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUMBO — noun the okra plant or its pods. 2. gumbo ·noun a soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; …
Webster English vocab
GUMBO — ■ noun ( plural ~s ) N. Amer. 1》 okra, especially the gelatinous pods used in cooking. ↘(in Cajun cooking) …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LIMBO — [lim.bo] n, pl limbos [ME, fr. ML, abl. of limbus limbo, fr. L, border] (14c) 1 often cap: an abode …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GUMBO — [gum.bo] n, often cap [AmerF gombo, perh. fr. Kongo nkombo runaway slave] (1838): creole 4a [2]gumbo n, pl gumbos [AmerF …
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Britannica English vocabulary
GUMBO — an aromatic soup-stew characteristic of the Creole cuisine of Louisiana, combining African, American Indian, and European elements. It takes its …
Britannica English vocabulary
LIMBO — limbo, Limbo BrE AmE ˈlɪm bəʊ AmE \ -boʊ ▷ limbo|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GUMBO — gumbo, Gumbo BrE AmE ˈɡʌm bəʊ AmE \ -boʊ ▷ gumbo|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIMBO — / ˈlɪmbəʊ; NAmE -boʊ/ noun 1. [ C ] a West Indian dance in which you lean backwards and go …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUMBO — / ˈgʌmbəʊ; NAmE -boʊ/ noun [ U ] a thick chicken or seafood soup, usually made with the vegetable okra …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIMBO — lim ‧ bo /ˈlɪmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GUMBO — gum ‧ bo /ˈɡʌmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Louisiana French ; Origin: gombo …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIMBO — n. (pl. -os) 1 (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUMBO — n. (pl. -os) US 1 okra. 2 a soup thickened with okra pods. 3 (Gumbo) a patois of Blacks and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIMBO — n. (pl. -os) 1 (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GUMBO — n. (pl. -os) US 1 okra. 2 a soup thickened with okra pods. 3 (Gumbo) a patois of Blacks and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIMBO — 1. n. (pl. -os) 1. (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of …
Oxford English vocab
GUMBO — n. (pl. -os) US 1 okra. 2 a soup thickened with okra pods. 3 (Gumbo) a patois of Blacks and …
Oxford English vocab
LIMBO — If you say that someone or something is in limbo , you mean that they are in a situation where …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUMBO — ( gumbos) 1. Gumbo is a type of soup or stew from the southern United States. It can be made …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUMBO — (~s) 1. Gumbo is a type of soup or stew from the southern United States. It can be made with …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LIMBO — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB leave ▪ Since some modules maybe in those states and would otherwise be left …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUMBO — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Duck and andouille sausage gumbo was another dish that evolved out of the early Creole …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUMBO — [noun] [plural] gumbos - a thick soup made with okra (= a green vegetable) and meat or fish, which comes …
Cambridge English vocab
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUMBO — n. In soil science, any of various fine-grained, rich, black, alluvial soils, especially of the central U.S., that when wet …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUMBO
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIMBO — n. 25B6; noun unbaptized infants are thought to live in limbo : non-existence, void, oblivion. 25A0; in limbo IN ABEYANCE, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIMBO — n. in limbo. up in the air, consigned to oblivion, in abeyance, suspended, hanging (fire), neither here nor there, Colloq …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
LIMBO — I сущ. 1) рел. лимб, чистилище 2) перен. а) заточение, тюрьма; заключение (как мера наказания) Monks must not speak too …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GUMBO — сущ.; амер. 1) а) бот. бамия, окра б) суп из стручков бамии 2) спец. гумбо (илистая почва, богатая щелочами) (ботаника) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIMBO — Limbo
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LIMBO — Limbo
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
LIMBO — limbo.ogg _I ʹlımb|əʋ n ( pl -os -ʹlımbəʋz ) 1. рел. ( тж. Limbo) чистилище, место между раем и адом …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIMBO — I [ʹlımb|əʋ] n ( pl -os [-{ʹlımb}əʋz] ) 1. рел. ( тж. Limbo) чистилище, место между раем и адом ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LIMBO — _I ʹlımb|əʋ n ( pl -os -ʹlımbəʋz ) 1. рел. ( тж. Limbo) чистилище, место между раем и адом limbo …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LIMBO — I ˈlɪmbəu сущ. 1) рел. лимб ( у католиков: пограничная область ада, в которой пребывают души праведников, умерших до пришествия …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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