callaloo
/kæləˈluː/
callaloo noun: any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
Noun
callaloo (countable and uncountable, plural callaloos)
- Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
- spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.
- But a little callaloo soup and a few mouthfuls of stewed goat, saw me much improved.2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 55
Forms of callaloo
| plural | callaloos |
|---|---|
| alternative form | calaloo |
| alternative form | calalu |
| alternative form | callalou |
| alternative form | kallaloo |
Origin of callaloo
From American Spanish calalú. Compare Sranan Tongo krarun, Dutch klaroen.
Questions about callaloo
- What does callaloo mean?
- Callaloo means any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
- What part of speech is callaloo?
- Callaloo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce callaloo?
- Callaloo is pronounced /kæləˈluː/.
- What is the plural of callaloo?
- The plural of callaloo is callaloos.
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