gomawiri

Dutch

Etymology

From Sranan Tongo agumawiwiri. Compare Jamaican English gouma (Solanum americanum), Bahamian English gooma-bush (Solanum americanum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔ.maːˈʋiː.riː/
  • Hyphenation: go‧ma‧wi‧ri

Noun

gomawiri m (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Suriname) Solanum americanum, the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable