callaloo

English

Alternative forms

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. (cooking) 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.
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