joumou

English

Etymology

From French giraumon.

Noun

joumou (uncountable)

1. A mildly spiced pumpkin soup originating in Haiti and traditionally consumed on New Year's Day to mark Haitian independence.
   • 2015 September 29, Shivani Vora, “Chef José Andrés on Giving and Getting Back in Haiti”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Then there’s a traditional soup called joumou, which is made of pumpkin and fried pork called griot.