gumbo

• Substantivo com vários significados: tipo de solo lodoso de grão fino que se torna lama pegajosa quando molhado; planta alta anual (quiabo) cultivada por suas vagens verdes mucilaginosas usadas em sopas e ensopados; as próprias vagens; ou uma sopa ou ensopado espessado com quiabo.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a type of fine-grained silty soil that becomes sticky mud when wet; a tall annual plant (okra) grown for its mucilaginous green pods used in soups and stews; the pods themselves; or a soup or stew thickened with okra.

1. Type of soilC1formalamericanscientific

   A fine-grained, silty soil that becomes very sticky and waxy when wet, commonly found in the southern United States.

   Solo argiloso

   • The fields were covered in gumbo after the heavy rain.
   • Farmers struggle to work with gumbo because it clogs their equipment.
   • The road turned into sticky gumbo, making travel nearly impossible.

2. Okra plantB2formalamericanculinary

   A tall annual plant native to the Old World tropics, widely grown in the southern United States and West Indies for its long, mucilaginous green pods used in soups and stews.

   Quiabo

   • Gumbo plants thrive in the hot, humid climate of Louisiana.
   • The farmer harvested a large crop of gumbo from his garden.
   • Gumbo pods are often sliced and added to stews for thickening.

   Sinônimosokra

3. Okra podsB1informalamericanculinary

   The long, mucilaginous green pods of the okra plant, used as a vegetable in cooking, especially in soups and stews.

   Vagens de quiabo

   • She simmered the gumbo pods until they were tender.
   • Gumbo pods can be sautéed with onions and tomatoes.
   • The recipe calls for fresh gumbo pods, not frozen ones.

   Sinônimosokra

4. A2informalamericanculinary

   A hearty soup or stew thickened with okra pods, often containing meat, seafood, and vegetables, and popular in Creole and Cajun cuisine.

   Sopa ou ensopado

   • We had a delicious bowl of gumbo for dinner.
   • The restaurant serves a spicy chicken and sausage gumbo.
   • She learned to make gumbo from her grandmother's recipe.