gumbo
/ˈɡʌmboʊ/
noun
- A thick soup or stew from the southern United States, typically made with meat or seafood, vegetables, and okra or filé powder.
- She made a big pot of gumbo with chicken, sausage, and shrimp.
- The restaurant's seafood gumbo is famous for its rich, spicy flavor.
- We ate gumbo with rice on a cold winter evening.
- A type of soil found in the southern United States, consisting of fine, dark, clay-like earth that becomes very sticky when wet.
- The farmer struggled to plow the gumbo after the heavy rain.
- Gumbo soil is great for growing rice but hard to work with when wet.
- The truck got stuck in the gumbo on the dirt road.
- A mixture or blend of different things, often used figuratively.
- The city's culture is a rich gumbo of traditions from many countries.
- His speech was a gumbo of jokes, stories, and serious advice.
- The festival was a gumbo of music, art, and food from around the world.