callaloo
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callaloo
- /kæləˈluː/
Where it comes from
From American Spanish calalú. Compare Sranan Tongo krarun, Dutch klaroen.
noun callaloos · calaloo · calalu · callalou · kallaloo
- Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
- spicy soup or stew made from such leaves. But a little callaloo soup and a few mouthfuls of stewed goat, saw me much improved.
Talk about this word "callaloo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/callaloo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. callaloo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/callaloo "callaloo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/callaloo.Cite this
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title = {callaloo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
