callaloo

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Definition of callaloo in English English dictionary

Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genus Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves

A spicy soup or stew made from such leaves

{i} thick Caribbean soup (made with crab meat, okra, green peppers, coconut milk, onions and seasoning); confusion

Etymology

() From American Spanish calalú.