calalú

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Guaraní caaruru (a kind of medicinal plant) or possibly Kimbundu kalúlu (a family of plants found in Angola), through Portuguese caruru (a dish of stewed herbs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kalaˈlu/ [ka.laˈlu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: ca‧la‧lú

Noun

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calalú m (plural calalús or calalúes)

  1. callaloo

References

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  • Allsopp, Richard, Allsopp, Jeanette (1996) Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage[1], 2003 edition, University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 130
  • Russell G. Hamilton, Cherie Y. Hamilton (2007) “Caruru and Calulu, Etymologically and Socio-Gastronomically: Brazil, Angola, and São Tomé Príncipe.”, in Callaloo[2], volume 30, number 1, The Johns Hopkins University Press, pages 338–342