soup joumou
soup joumou noun: a mildly spiced pumpkin soup originating in Haiti and traditionally consumed on New Year's Day to mark Haitian independence.
Noun
soup joumou (uncountable)
- 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...
- In her right hand she holds the cup of soup joumou.2014, Ted Oswald, “Independence Day”, in Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti, Seattle, Wash.: Thomas & Mercer, →ISBN, page 80
- Synonyms:
- joumou
Synonyms of soup joumou
Origin of soup joumou
Partial calque of French soupe au giraumon (literally “pumpkin soup”).
Questions about soup joumou
- What does soup joumou mean?
- Soup joumou means a mildly spiced pumpkin soup originating in Haiti and traditionally consumed on New Year's Day to mark Haitian independence.
- What part of speech is soup joumou?
- Soup joumou is a noun.
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