Definition of gumbos

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  • gumbos is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • gumbos is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • gumbos is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of gumbos

  • any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. gumbo soil
  • long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. okra
  • 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; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. abelmoschus esculentus
    2. hibiscus esculentus
    3. lady's-finger
    4. okra
    5. okra plant
  • a soup or stew thickened with okra pods (noun)

See definition of gumbos in Merriam Webster