Gumbo
noun
A thick soup popular in the southern United States, typically made with vegetables, meat or seafood.
She cooked a delicious bowl of chicken and sausage gumbo.
Often appears as...
- chicken gumbo
- seafood gumbo
noun
A type of fine, heavy soil that becomes very sticky and compact when wet.
It's hard to walk in the gumbo after the rain.
Often appears as...
- gumbo soil
- gumbo mud
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A thick soup popular in the southern United States, typically made with vegetables, meat or seafood.
She cooked a delicious bowl of chicken and sausage gumbo.
Often appears as...
- chicken gumbo
- seafood gumbo
noun
A type of fine, heavy soil that becomes very sticky and compact when wet.
It's hard to walk in the gumbo after the rain.
Often appears as...
- gumbo soil
- gumbo mud
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Dish
Gumbo is a symbol of Southern Louisiana culture and its diverse history.
Experiencing a homemade gumbo is like taking a trip through Louisiana's heritage.
Pro Tip 2/3Ingredient Variation
While meats and seafood are common, gumbo can vary greatly in ingredients and taste.
Every family's gumbo recipe adds a unique twist to this traditional dish.
Pro Tip 3/3Occasion Specific
Gumbo is often served at gatherings, showing its role in community and celebration.
At the Mardi Gras party, they served big pots of spicy gumbo.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Dish
Gumbo is a symbol of Southern Louisiana culture and its diverse history.
Experiencing a homemade gumbo is like taking a trip through Louisiana's heritage.
Pro Tip 2/3Ingredient Variation
While meats and seafood are common, gumbo can vary greatly in ingredients and taste.
Every family's gumbo recipe adds a unique twist to this traditional dish.
Pro Tip 3/3Occasion Specific
Gumbo is often served at gatherings, showing its role in community and celebration.
At the Mardi Gras party, they served big pots of spicy gumbo.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Dish
Gumbo is a symbol of Southern Louisiana culture and its diverse history.
Experiencing a homemade gumbo is like taking a trip through Louisiana's heritage.
Pro Tip 2/3Ingredient Variation
While meats and seafood are common, gumbo can vary greatly in ingredients and taste.
Every family's gumbo recipe adds a unique twist to this traditional dish.
Pro Tip 3/3Occasion Specific
Gumbo is often served at gatherings, showing its role in community and celebration.
At the Mardi Gras party, they served big pots of spicy gumbo.
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An interview with the...
that's where they planned all their meetings. They would come and we would serve them a bowl of gumbo and fried chicken. So I said, we'd changed the course of America over a bowl of gumbo and some fried chicken.
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Episode 5: Name That...
them by name my dad not so much we have about a hundred and fifty dogs here yeah I can name all right here we've got bitkha and gumbo and tanner he's the golden harness leader from this
Video examples
An interview with the...
that's where they planned all their meetings. They would come and we would serve them a bowl of gumbo and fried chicken. So I said, we'd changed the course of America over a bowl of gumbo and some fried chicken.
Video examples
Episode 5: Name That...
them by name my dad not so much we have about a hundred and fifty dogs here yeah I can name all right here we've got bitkha and gumbo and tanner he's the golden harness leader from this
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Walter Mosley
American Novelist
My father always taught by telling stories about his experiences. His lessons were about morality and art and what insects and birds and human beings had in common. He told me what it meant to be a man and to be a Black man. He taught me about love and responsibility, about beauty, and how to make gumbo.
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Texas Battle
American Actor
To all my soap fans out there, my horror fanatics, comedy lovers, I will tell you this: 'Death Valley' is an action-packed drama, comedic, horror TV series that has a non-stop adventure in each episode. It's like a huge pot of Texas gumbo. If you like all four of those genres, then you'll love this show.
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Mitch Landrieu
American Politician
One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength, it's not a weakness.
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Robbie Robertson
Canadian Musician
The Band is probably the ultimate example of people taking all kinds of music, from gospel to blues to mountain music to folk music to on and on and on and on and putting them all in this big pot and mixing up a new gumbo.
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Isabel Gillies
American Actress
There has never been a shrimp that I've eaten that I haven't been like, 'I am so lucky that I get to eat this.' I would eat a shrimp enchilada, shrimp burrito, shrimp cocktail, fried shrimp, shrimp po boy, shrimp gumbo.
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Tamala Jones
American Actress
People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my Jamaican curry chicken. They love the jerk, though. And they love my Mexican food.
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Hunter Hayes
American Musician
My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.
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Trombone Shorty
American Musician
Supafunkrock' is a musical gumbo. We throw all those musical influences into the pot and put it out there.
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Flo Rida
American Musician
I think just growing up in Miami, there's gumbo of different cultures that influence us.
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Etta James
American Musician
All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore.
Quote examples
Walter Mosley
American Novelist
My father always taught by telling stories about his experiences. His lessons were about morality and art and what insects and birds and human beings had in common. He told me what it meant to be a man and to be a Black man. He taught me about love and responsibility, about beauty, and how to make gumbo.
Quote examples
Texas Battle
American Actor
To all my soap fans out there, my horror fanatics, comedy lovers, I will tell you this: 'Death Valley' is an action-packed drama, comedic, horror TV series that has a non-stop adventure in each episode. It's like a huge pot of Texas gumbo. If you like all four of those genres, then you'll love this show.
Quote examples
Mitch Landrieu
American Politician
One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength, it's not a weakness.
Quote examples
Robbie Robertson
Canadian Musician
The Band is probably the ultimate example of people taking all kinds of music, from gospel to blues to mountain music to folk music to on and on and on and on and putting them all in this big pot and mixing up a new gumbo.
Quote examples
Isabel Gillies
American Actress
There has never been a shrimp that I've eaten that I haven't been like, 'I am so lucky that I get to eat this.' I would eat a shrimp enchilada, shrimp burrito, shrimp cocktail, fried shrimp, shrimp po boy, shrimp gumbo.
Quote examples
Tamala Jones
American Actress
People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my Jamaican curry chicken. They love the jerk, though. And they love my Mexican food.
Quote examples
Hunter Hayes
American Musician
My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.
Quote examples
Trombone Shorty
American Musician
Supafunkrock' is a musical gumbo. We throw all those musical influences into the pot and put it out there.
Quote examples
Flo Rida
American Musician
I think just growing up in Miami, there's gumbo of different cultures that influence us.
Quote examples
Etta James
American Musician
All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore.
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