callaloo

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From American Spanish calalú. Compare Sranan Tongo krarun, Dutch klaroen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kæləˈluː/

Noun

callaloo (countable and uncountable, plural callaloos)

  1. Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
  2. A spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.
    • 2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 55:
      But a little callaloo soup and a few mouthfuls of stewed goat, saw me much improved.
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