gum·bo
ˈgəm-(ˌ)bō 
plural gumbos
1
: a soup thickened with okra pods or filé and containing meat or seafoods and usually vegetables
2
3
a
: any of various fine-grained silty soils especially of the central U.S. that when wet become impervious and soapy or waxy and very sticky
b
: a heavy sticky mud
gumbo
adjective
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Noun (1)
drew his artistic inspiration from the city's rich gumbo of musical styles
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The result: bowls of gumbo overflowing not merely with seafood, chicken and sausage, but serious flavor.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
In southernmost Louisiana, where the land on the map looks like grains of rice and okra in a bowl of gumbo, the body of water alongside it has always played a potent role.
—Jennifer Reed, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Two restaurants stand out: Yazoo Pass offers such items as chicken and sausage gumbo, shrimp and grits and a pork rib-eye with horseradish cream; Lil Sistas offers brisket sandwiches, smoked turkey legs, collard greens, yams and a slab of ribs.
—Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Many people also mentioned other Cajun cooking requirements like crab boil (often Zatarain's) and filé powder for gumbo.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The result: bowls of gumbo overflowing not merely with seafood, chicken and sausage, but serious flavor.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
In southernmost Louisiana, where the land on the map looks like grains of rice and okra in a bowl of gumbo, the body of water alongside it has always played a potent role.
—Jennifer Reed, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Two restaurants stand out: Yazoo Pass offers such items as chicken and sausage gumbo, shrimp and grits and a pork rib-eye with horseradish cream; Lil Sistas offers brisket sandwiches, smoked turkey legs, collard greens, yams and a slab of ribs.
—Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Gumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gumbo. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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