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callaloo
cal·la·loo C0038025 (kă′lə-lo͞o′, kă′lə-lo͞o′)n.1. The edible spinachlike leaves of dasheen or any of several species of amaranth.2. A soup or stew made of these leaves or other greens, okra, crabmeat, and seasonings. [American Spanish calulú, plant of genus Xanthosoma whose leaves are used as greens, perhaps from Tupí caárurú, thick leaf.]callaloo (ˌkæləˈluː) n a variant spelling of calalucal•la•loo (ˌkæl əˈlu, ˈkæl əˌlu) n. a thick soup of crabmeat, greens, and seasonings. [1695–1700; compare Jamaican E calalu greens used in soup < American Spanish calalú, Portuguese carurú, said to be < Tupi caárurú thick leaf] |