quingombó

See also: quingombô

Portuguese

Alternative forms

quingombô, gombô, quibombô, quigombó, quibombó, quimbombô, quingobó

Etymology

From Kimbundu kingombo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kĩ.ɡõˈbɔ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kĩ.ɡõˈbɔ/

Noun

quingombó m (plural quingombós)

(dated, chiefly Brazil) Synonym of quiabo (“okra”)

Spanish

Alternative forms

quimbombó (Venezuela, Cuba)
guingambó (Puerto Rico)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese quingombó, from Kimbundu kingombo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kinɡomˈbo/ [kĩŋ.ɡõmˈbo]
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: quin‧gom‧bó

Noun

quingombó m (plural quingombós)

okra, Abelmoschus esculentus

Further reading

“quingombó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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