GUMBO
Scrabble letter values: G2U1M3B3O1 = 10
Definition
- noun any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water. — synonyms: gumbo_soil
- noun tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews. — synonyms: okra, okra_plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus_esculentus, Hibiscus_esculentus
- noun long mucilaginous green pods. — synonyms: okra
- noun a soup or stew thickened with okra pods.
Examples
- “sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus”
- “may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews”