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
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
gumbo
adjective
Examples of gumbo in a Sentence
Noun (1)
drew his artistic inspiration from the city's rich gumbo of musical styles
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
But none are as sought after as the legendary gumbo z’herbes at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is the undisputed birthplace of jazz, where the genre was created by the same cross-cultural collisions that brought us gumbo and Mardi Gras.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
These are deliciously manifested in treats such as gumbo, jambalaya and beignets.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Jazz Fest will host 65 vendors that represent the vast culinary range of New Orleans, a city known for savory (and sweet) treats like crawfish, beignets, gumbo and jambalaya.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
But none are as sought after as the legendary gumbo z’herbes at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is the undisputed birthplace of jazz, where the genre was created by the same cross-cultural collisions that brought us gumbo and Mardi Gras.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
These are deliciously manifested in treats such as gumbo, jambalaya and beignets.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gumbo
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“Gumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gumbo. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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