calalú

See also: calalu

Spanish

Etymology

From Guaraní caaruru (a kind of medicinal plant) or possibly Kimbundu kalúlu (a family of plants found in Angola), through Portuguese caruru (a dish of stewed herbs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalaˈlu/ [ka.laˈlu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: ca‧la‧lú

Noun

calalú m (plural calalús or calalúes)

1. callaloo

References

• Allsopp, Richard, Allsopp, Jeanette (1996) Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage‎^[1], 2003 edition, University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 130
• Russell G. Hamilton, Cherie Y. Hamilton (2007) “Caruru and Calulu, Etymologically and Socio-Gastronomically: Brazil, Angola, and São Tomé Príncipe.”, in Callaloo‎^[2], volume 30, number 1, The Johns Hopkins University Press, pages 338–342