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Definition of Gombo
1. n. See Gumbo.
Definition of Gombo
1. gumbo [n -BOS] - See also: gumbo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gombo
Literary usage of Gombo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nineteenth Century (1891)
"THE WISDOM OF gombo THE wisdom of Solomon we know; but who or what is gombo ?
Is it our old friend Jumbo, under a new and correct form of spelling ? ..."
2. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume Ii: Vegetables by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"... huang su kui, huang qiu kui, qiu kui (medicinal name); chan qie, ch'aan k'e,
Ts'au kw'ai (Cantonese) French: gombo, bamie-okra, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1877)
"On the 3rd of September they reached the village of Mango, the head-quarters of
the gombo, who had gone on ahead of the travellers. ..."
4. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"EDITOR CITY ITEM — Your columns contained a few days ago a recipe for gombo which
contained neither okra file nor fine herbs. Please give one from a genuine ..."
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