A generic term for soft, sticky, swelling clay formations that are frequently encountered in surface holes offshore or in sedimentary basins onshore near seas. This clay fouls drilling tools and plugs [..]

soup thickened with okra, 1805, from Louisiana French, probably ultimately from Central Bantu dialect (compare Mbundu ngombo "okra"). Also used for "the creole patois of Louisiana" [..]

stew made with seafood or meat, thickeners such as flour, and vegetables.

A thick Southern style soup/stew made with meat, poultry, fish, shellfish or vegetables. Served over plain white rice. Okra, file powder, and roux. All methods are acceptable, and all are considered t [..]

Gumbo is a Creole stew that contains tomatoes, okra, and other vegetables, meats or seafood. A roux of is added for thickening the gumbo, and file powder added for flavoring just before serving.

A thick Southern style soup/stew made with meat, poultry, fish, shellfish or vegetables. Served over plain white rice. Okra, file powder, and roux. All methods are acceptable, and all are considered t [..]

(gum-boe) – A delicacy of South Louisiana. It is a thick, robust soup almost always containing a roux, and sometimes thickened with okra or file’.  There are thousands of variations, only a few of whi [..]

The word gumbo is from an African word meaning "okra." This creole stew contains okra, tomatoes, and onions as well as various meats or shellfish such as shrimp, chicken, or sausage. It is t [..]

with a consistency between a soup and a stew, gumbo is derived from the African Bantu word for okra. Simmered gently with spicy seasoning, okra, and other vegetables, gumbos take their name from the main seafood or meat ingredient and are usually served over wild rice. In America, gumbos are a treasured part of Creole cuisine.

(n) any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water(n) tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and We [..]

A soup or stew made with a Roux - includes some common Cajun fowl, game, seafood, sausage, and tasso.

thick, spicy soup prepared with ingredients such as sausage, chicken, seafood and okra and served over rice.

A thick stew-like dish associated with Creole cooking down in Louisiana. It typically has ingredients including okra, tomatoes, onions and some protein like crab, shrimp, sausage or chicken. The name [..]

soup or stew made with okra as a main ingredient. The term also describes the okra plant.

soup or stew made with okra as a main ingredient. The term also describes the okra plant.

West African in origin, gumbos are in a class of their own – neither soup nor stew. Gumbos are made with a roux and the trinity, and can include a range of other ingredients, including seafood, chicken and andouille sausage. Gumbos are thickened with either okra or file (but never both).

(Gum bow) by King Creole Thick file' soup stock served with rice, duck, chicken, okra, shrimp, crabs (See New Orleans Gumbo recipe-gotta try it!)

(countable) The okra plant or its pods. (uncountable) A soup or stew made with okra. (uncountable) A fine silty soil that when wet becomes very thick and heavy. * '''1909''', , ''The Foreigner' [..]