What does gumbo-limbo mean?

gumbo-limbo means "tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes".

How many syllables are in gumbo-limbo?

gumbo-limbo has 4 syllables: gum-bo--lim-bo. The stress falls on "gum". In IPA it is /ˈɡʌmboʊˈlɪmboʊ/.

What is another word for gumbo-limbo?

Close synonyms include Bursera simaruba. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gumbo-limbo a common word?

gumbo-limbo is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with gumbo-limbo?

1 word rhymes with gumbo-limbo. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

gumbo-limbo — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes
SynonymsBursera simaruba
Broaderincense tree
Part ofBursera

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What does gumbo-limbo mean?: gumbo-limbo means "tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes".
How many syllables are in gumbo-limbo?: gumbo-limbo has 4 syllables: gum-bo--lim-bo. The stress falls on "gum". In IPA it is /ˈɡʌmboʊˈlɪmboʊ/.

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