gumbo
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The plural of “gumbo” is “gumbos.”
gumbo(
guhm
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bo
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el gumbo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I don't really like okra, so I didn't eat the gumbo that everyone else ate.A mí no me gusta la ocra, así que no comí el gumbo como todos los demás.
2. (vegetable)
c. el quimbombó (M) (Cuba) (Puerto Rico) (Venezuela)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
Do you put gumbo in your jambalaya too?¿Pones quimbombó en tu jambalaya también?
d. el quingombó (M) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
The gumbo's too slimy. Don't add it to the soup.El quingombó es demasiado baboso. No lo añadas a la sopa.
e. el angú (M) (Costa Rica) (Honduras)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
Regionalism used in Honduras
My friends call that vegetable "okra" but I call it "gumbo."Mis amigos le dicen "okra" a esa hortaliza, pero yo la llamo "angú".
f. el molondrón (M) (Dominican Republic)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Slice the gumbo and saute it with onions and garlic.Corta el molondrón y saltéalo con cebollas y ajo.
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