gumbo
Example Sentences
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Her family’s version of gumbo starts with chicken thighs, which are seasoned with paprika, cayenne, oregano and salt.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025
His gumbo recipe, for example, calls for two pouches each of smoked clams, oysters and mackerel along with white rice, oregano, cumin and chile peppers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
Adults are about two feet long and weigh some 15 to 20 pounds, with plenty of meat for a gumbo or stew.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025
We should consider ourselves lucky that the appropriated accents aren't dripping with Northern gumbo, i.e. the kind that punishes us instead of lending flavor.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024
The aroma of Mississippi-style gumbo, shrimp and grits, and peach cobbler cinnamon rolls is enough to make me hungry too, but JP doesn’t seem to care about food.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing gumbo
The Melting Pot: Food Words from Other Languages
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