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joumou

joumou is the ellipsis of soup joumou.

Meaning of soup joumou

Noun

soup joumou (uncountable)

  1. A mildly spiced pumpkin soup originating in Haiti and traditionally consumed on New Year's Day to mark Haitian independence.
    • Kitchens turn out gallons of soup joumou, a pumpkin soup once enjoyed only by rich French merchants and planters, but claimed as their own by former slaves after independence.1988 December 9–15, WQ, “Christmas tradition in Haiti”, in Richard M. Gaines, editor, The Boston Phoenix, volume XVII, number 50, Boston, Mass.: Boston Phoenix Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 4, page 6...
    Synonyms:
    joumou

Phrases with joumou

Questions about joumou

What is joumou the ellipsis of?
Joumou is the ellipsis of soup joumou.

Words near joumou in the dictionary

  1. jouling
  2. jouls
  3. Joulwan
  4. Joulwans
  5. Joumana
  6. joumou
  7. jounce
  8. jounced
  9. jounces
  10. jouncier
  11. jounciest

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