soup joumou

English

Etymology

Partial calque of French soupe au giraumon (literally “pumpkin soup”).

Noun

soup joumou (uncountable)

  1. A mildly spiced pumpkin soup originating in Haiti and traditionally consumed on New Year's Day to mark Haitian independence.
    Synonym: joumou
    • 1988 December 9–15, WQ, “Christmas tradition in Haiti”, in Richard M. Gaines, editor, The Boston Phoenix, volume XVII, number 50, Boston, Mass.: Boston Phoenix Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 4, page 6, column 1:
      Kitchens turn out gallons of soup joumou, a pumpkin soup once enjoyed only by rich French merchants and planters, but claimed as their own by former slaves after independence.
    • 2014, Ted Oswald, “Independence Day”, in Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti, Seattle, Wash.: Thomas & Mercer, →ISBN, page 80:
      In her right hand she holds the cup of soup joumou.
    • 2016, Edwidge Danticat, “Soup Joumou”, in Natalie Eve Garrett, editor, The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes, Brooklyn, N.Y.: powerHouse Books, →ISBN, “Soups & Salads” section, page 41, column 1:
      Most Haitians eat soup joumou on the first of the year, on the anniversary of Haitian Independence Day.

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