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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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
There’s more to this iconic Big Easy restaurant than celebrated Creole chef Leah Chase’s famous gumbo z’herbes—though her one-of-a-kind recipe, made with nine different types of greens, is a culinary feat.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
Po' boys as well as spicy gumbo, another dish from Louisiana, were considered a favorite Super Bowl dish among only around one to two percent of Americans across five regions in the U.S., including the northeast, southeast, southwest, Midwest and west.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
There are plenty of traditional Cajun or Creole recipes, like gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice, etouffee, muffaletta, beignets.
—Katie Workman, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
These are deliciously manifested in treats such as gumbo, jambalaya and beignets.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
There’s more to this iconic Big Easy restaurant than celebrated Creole chef Leah Chase’s famous gumbo z’herbes—though her one-of-a-kind recipe, made with nine different types of greens, is a culinary feat.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
Po' boys as well as spicy gumbo, another dish from Louisiana, were considered a favorite Super Bowl dish among only around one to two percent of Americans across five regions in the U.S., including the northeast, southeast, southwest, Midwest and west.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
There are plenty of traditional Cajun or Creole recipes, like gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice, etouffee, muffaletta, beignets.
—Katie Workman, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gumbo
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“Gumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gumbo. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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