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gumbo

[guhm-boh] / ˈgʌm boʊ /


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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

In the case of gumbo or succotash, it is a good thing.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025

There’s a meat market there, and they have all the andouille sausage, which is good if I’m going to cook something like a gumbo.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

Plug and I battled through the gumbo mud to the fence line.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson