gumbo

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gumbo/ˈɡʌmbəʊ/

▶noun (pl. gumbos) N. Amer.

• 1 okra, especially the gelatinous pods used in cooking.

  ■ (in Cajun cooking) a spicy chicken or seafood soup thickened with okra or rice.

• 2 (Gumbo) a French-based patois spoken by some blacks and Creoles in Louisiana.

• 3 a fine clayey soil that becomes sticky and impervious when wet.

• 4 a type of Cajun music consisting of a lively blend of styles and sounds.

– origin C19: from Angolan kingombo ‘okra’.