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Webster 1913 Edition
Gumbo
Gum′bo
(gŭm′bō̍)
, Noun.
[Written also
gombo
.] 1.
A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.
Especially,
A thick stew made with chicken (
chicken gumbo
), or seafood (seafood gumbo
), thickened with okra or file, and also containing greens and often hot spices; it is particularly popular in Louisiana. 2.
The okra plant or its pods.