gungo

Jamaican Creole

gungo (peas)

Alternative forms

• gungo peas

Etymology

Possibly from a coastal dialect of Kongo ngungu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊŋɡʊ/
• Hyphenation: gun‧go

Noun

gungo

1. dal, pigeon pea, pigeon peas

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 275