Gumbo

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early 19th century: from the Angolan word kingombo ‘okra’.


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Borrowed from Louisiana French gombo, ultimately from Kimbundu (k)ingombo(“okra”); compare Portuguese quingombó. [1] [2]


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gumbo (n.)

soup thickened with okra, 1805, from Louisiana French, probably ultimately from Central Bantu dialect (compare Mbundu ngombo "okra"). Also used for "the creole patois of Louisiana" (1838).