Meaning and background
The story behind Gumbo
Gumbo has several dictionary associations beyond a familiar dish. Merriam-Webster records soup thickened with okra or filé, okra itself, a sticky mud or soil, and a mixture. The food definition also allows meat or seafood and usually vegetables, rather than one fixed recipe. A dog’s Gumbo may recall a culinary tradition, but the source establishes the word’s range without identifying the owner’s particular recipe or naming motive.
- Association
- Gumbo can denote a soup thickened with okra or filé, okra itself, sticky mud, or a mixture. Source
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About Gumbo
Recorded as a dog’s name
Gumbo appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɡʌmboʊ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɡʌmboʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1G AH1 M B OW0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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