quingombó

See also: quingombô

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• quingombô, gombô, quibombô, quigombó, quibombó, quimbombô, quingobó

Etymology

From Kimbundu kingombo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kĩ.ɡõˈbɔ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kĩ.ɡõˈbɔ/

Noun

quingombó m (plural quingombós)

1. (dated, chiefly Brazil) Synonym of quiabo (“okra”)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• quimbombó (Venezuela, Cuba)
• guingambó (Puerto Rico)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese quingombó, from Kimbundu kingombo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kinɡomˈbo/ [kĩŋ.ɡõmˈbo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: quin‧gom‧bó

Noun

quingombó m (plural quingombós)

1. okra, Abelmoschus esculentus

Further reading

• “quingombó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16