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gumbo vs soil

soil vs gumbo

gumbo and soil both are nouns.

gumbo is not a verb while soil is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gumbo Yes No No No
soil Yes No Yes No
As nouns, soil is a hypernym of gumbo; that is, soil is a word with a broader meaning than gumbo:
  • gumbo: any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
  • soil: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Other hypernyms of gumbo include dirt.
gumbo (noun) soil (noun)
a soup or stew thickened with okra pods the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus anything regarded as making something unclean
any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
gumbo (verb) soil (verb)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Difference between gumbo and soil

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