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gumbo vs soup

soup vs gumbo

gumbo and soup both are nouns.

gumbo is not a verb while soup is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gumbo Yes No No No
soup Yes No Yes No
As nouns, soup is a hypernym of gumbo; that is, soup is a word with a broader meaning than gumbo:
  • gumbo: a soup or stew thickened with okra pods
  • soup: liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
gumbo (noun) soup (noun)
a soup or stew thickened with okra pods liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews an unfortunate situation
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 any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup
any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
gumbo (verb) soup (verb)
dope (a racehorse)
Difference between gumbo and soup

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