Gumbos

What does GUMBOS mean?

Gumbos is a form of GUMBO.

1. noun

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

2. noun

   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

3. noun

   long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews

4. noun

   a soup or stew thickened with okra pods

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.