callaloo

English

Alternative forms

• calaloo
• calalu
• callalou
• kallaloo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæləˈluː/

Noun

callaloo (countable and uncountable, plural callaloos)

1. Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
2. A spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.
   • 2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 55:

     But a little callaloo soup and a few mouthfuls of stewed goat, saw me much improved.