calalú

See also: calalu

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Guaraní ka'a ruru (literally “swollen plant”), or from Portuguese caruru, also of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

calalú m (plural calalúes or calalús)

  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
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