callaloo
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
/kæləˈluː/
Definition of callaloo
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
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(countable, uncountable)spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.
“But a little callaloo soup and a few mouthfuls of stewed goat, saw me much improved.”
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Etymology
From American Spanish calalú. Compare Sranan Tongo krarun, Dutch klaroen.
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