gumbo
1 of 2noun (1)
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
: okra sense 1
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
4
: mixture, mélange
gumbo adjective
gumbo
2 of 2noun (2)
often capitalized
: creole sense 4a
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
American French gombo, of Bantu origin; akin to Umbundu ochinggômbo okra
Noun (2)
American French gombo, perhaps from Kongo nkômbô runaway slave
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1838, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing gumbo
Kids Definition
gumbo
noun
gum·bo ˈgəm-ˌbō
plural gumbos
: a rich soup usually thickened with okra
gumbos
noun
as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things drew his artistic inspiration from the city's rich gumbo of musical styles Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- varieties
- medleys
- assortments
- jumbles
- jambalayas
- collages
- ragouts
- stews
- salads
- mélanges
- blends
- litters
- jungles
- potpourris
- patchwork quilts
- hodgepodges
- amalgams
- olios
- smorgasbords
- crazy quilts
- ragbags
- patchworks
- miscellanies
- miscellanea
- pastiches
- mishmashes
- hashes
- menageries
- montages
- mixed bags
- scrambles
- shuffles
- agglomerations
- grab bags
- clutters
- agglomerates
- rummages
- combinations
- farragoes
- tangles
- motleys
- accumulations
- botches
- welters
- macédoines
- ollas podridas
- hotchpotches
- alphabet soups
- omnium-gatherums
- salmagundis
- gallimaufries
- olla podridas
- muddles
- tumbles
- aggregations
- sundries
- notions
- aggregates
- conglomerates
- composites
- compounds
- conglomerations
- fusions
- detritus
- catchalls
- admixtures
- messes
- alloys
- intermixtures
- disorders
- oddments
- commixtures
- chaoses
- morasses
- disarrangements
- disarrays
- imbroglios
- snarls
- odds and ends
- dog's breakfasts
- bollixes
- confusions
- shambles
- mix-ups
- knots
- Admetus
- admi
- admin
- adminicle
- adminicles
- adminicular
- adminiculary
- adminiculated
- adminiculates
- adminiculating
- administer
- administer (to)
- administer to
- administered
- administered (to)
- administered price
- administered to
- administerial
- administering
- administering (to)
- administering to
- administerings
- administers
- administers (to)
- administers to