callaloo

noun — 2 senses

noun

/kæləˈluː/

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

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

Cooking, Food, Lifestyle spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.

But a little callaloo soup and a few mouthfuls of stewed goat, saw me much improved.2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 55:

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