callaloo
[ kal-uh-loo, kal-uh-loo ]
/ ˌkæl əˈlu, ˈkæl əˌlu /
noun Southern Cookery.
a thick soup of crabmeat, greens, and various seasonings.
Origin of callaloo
1695–1700; compare Jamaican English
calalu any of a variety of greens used as an ingredient in soup < American Spanish
calalú, Portuguese
carurú, said to be < Tupi
caárurú thick leaf
Words nearby callaloo
call-up,
calla,
callable,
callaghan,
callais,
callaloo,
callanetics,
callant,
callao,
callas,
callathump