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callaloo

/kæləˈluː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
callaloo
IPA
/kæləˈluː/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From American Spanish calalú. Compare Sranan Tongo krarun, Dutch klaroen.

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Inflected Forms

callaloos (plural) calaloo (alternative) calalu (alternative) callalou (alternative) kallaloo (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce callaloo?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæləˈluː/.
What does callaloo mean?
Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
Where does callaloo come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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