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Meaning of "calalu" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CALALU

Probably of African origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CALALU

ˈkæləluː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALALU

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calalu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALALU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Callaloo

Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish originating in West Africa served in different variants across the Caribbean. The main ingredient is a leaf vegetable, traditionally either amaranth, taro or Xanthosoma. Both are known by many names, including callaloo, coco, tannia, bhaaji, or dasheen bush. Because the leaf vegetable used in some regions may be locally called "callaloo" or "callaloo bush", some confusion can arise among the vegetables and with the dish itself. Outside of the Caribbean, water spinach is occasionally used. Trinidadians and Dominicans primarily use taro/dasheen bush for callaloo, although Dominicans also use water spinach. Jamaicans and Guyanese on the other hand use the name callaloo to refer to amaranth, and use it in a plethora of dishes and also a drink. The 'callaloo' made in Jamaica is different from the 'callaloo' made in Trinidad and Tobago in terms of main ingredient and other ingredients included. Callaloo is the National Dish of Trinidad and Tobago.

Definition of calalu in the English dictionary

The definition of calalu in the dictionary is the edible leaves of various plants, used as greens or in making thick soups.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALALU

Angelou · blew · blue · calaloo · clue · flew · flu · glue · Honolulu · loo · lou · loup · lulu · navy-blue · plu · Portaloo · sky-blue · sulu · Tuvalu · Waterloo

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALALU

calabash tree · calabaza · calabogus · calaboose · calabrese · Calabria · Calabrian · caladium · Calais · calaloo · calamanco · calamander · calamar · calamari · calamata olive · calami · calamine · calamine lotion · calamint · calamite

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALALU

bird flu · Gelibolu · iglu · Kinabalu · Kota Kinabalu · KwaZulu · Lemalu · lu · Makalu · ormolu · Oulu · poilu · pulu · swine flu · Tamiflu · the flu · tolu · voulu · Yalu · Zulu

Synonyms and antonyms of calalu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calalu» into 25 languages

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The translations of calalu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calalu» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

calalu
1,325 millions of speakers
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calalu
570 millions of speakers
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calalu
510 millions of speakers
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calalu
380 millions of speakers
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calalu
280 millions of speakers
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Calalu
278 millions of speakers
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Calalu
270 millions of speakers
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calalu
260 millions of speakers
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Calalu
220 millions of speakers
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Calalu
190 millions of speakers
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Calalu
180 millions of speakers
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calalu
130 millions of speakers
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calalu
85 millions of speakers
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Calalu
85 millions of speakers
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calalu
80 millions of speakers
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calalu
75 millions of speakers
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कॅलालु
75 millions of speakers
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Calalu
70 millions of speakers
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Calalu
65 millions of speakers
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Calalu
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Calalu
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calalu
30 millions of speakers
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Calalu
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calalu
14 millions of speakers
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Calalu
10 millions of speakers
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Calalu
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALALU»

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Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, ...
Calalu or callaloo (sometimes calaloo) is a popular, African-derived, African Diaspora food in the Caribbean, usually eaten as the vegetable component of a lunchtime meal in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana, Grenada, Barbados, and ...
Carole Elizabeth Boyce Davies, 2008
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Cruising World
The Versatile Calalu from Helen Wamboldt aboard Theophilie ' Ea' Calalu, a plant with the flavor and the texture ofspinach, is a long-stemmed plant with a large leaf shaped like an elephant car which has a velvety surface. Very high in ...
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Cruising World
The Versatile Calalu ' "'::._ from Helen Wamboldt aboard Theophi/ie $3 Calalu, a plant with the flavor and the texture of spinach, is a long-stemmed plant with a. large leaf shaped like an elephant ear which has a velvety surface. Very high in ...
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Flora of the British West Indian Islands
Calabash t ree : Crescent in. Calalu : Phytolacca. ' Calalu, branched : Solatium notlijlorum. Calalu, green : Euxolus viridis. Calalu, prickly : Amarantus spi noxus. Calalu, Spanish : Phytolacca octandra. Calalu, small-leaved : Euxolus caudatns.
A. H. R. Grisebach, 1864
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Dictionary of Jamaican English
CALALU kalalu. kalilu, k61alu/ sb; 1696 1707 culilu, 1748 caliloo, 1756 calaloe caleloe, 1756 i835calaloo, i774colalue, 1774 i8i4calalue, 1811 colilu, i8i4calalu, i835 I948callalu, iQi3calulu, 1946 callalloo; <Amer Sp calalu, Pg caruru, a rich ...
Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, 2002
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The Journal of the Board of Agriculture of British Guiana
Tn the case of vegetables with roots or stalks — such as cabbage, lettuce and the various kinds of calalu — the roots or stalks should be put. in water and the leaves covered with a wet cloth : greeiwshalots, parsley and other seasonings keep ...
Board of Agriculture of British Guiana, 1917
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Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage
ca-la-lu^. (cal-(l)al-(l)oo. (ou. u). ka(l)-la-loo). fkajalu] n 1. (CarA)|j agouman (StLu )|| bhajt (Guyn. Tnn)|| calalu-bush, dasheen-bush (Tbgo. Trin)|| spinach (CarAHI wild spinach Territorial labels (Antg. Bdos. Mrat.
Richard Allsopp, Jeannette Allsopp, 2003
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The Recipes of Africa
Calalu. Origin: Benin. Period: Traditional. Calalu is a dish from Benin that has counterparts all over West Africa. It's a stew of meat, ... 5 minutes. Remove the crabs at this point, remove their shells and 69 Dahomey Fish Stew Calalu Ago Glain.
Dyfed Lloyd Evans
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Complete Poems
The Biter Bit )2 “Ole woman a swea'fe eat calalu: calalu a swea'fe wuk him gut. iJamaica proverb Corn an' peas growin' t'ick an' fas' Wid nice blade peepin' t' rough de grass; An' ratta from dem hole a peep, T'ink all de corn dem gwin' go reap.
Claude McKay, William J Maxwell, 2004
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Hortus Jamaicensis, Or, A Botanical Description, (according ...
Sec Calalu, Branched — Canker-Berry — Ego-Plant — Potatoes — To.«atos — Turkey-Berries. NUTMEG, AMERICAN. ANNONA. Cl. 13, on. 7, — Poltjandria polygyria. Nat. or. — Coadnunat*. Gen. char. — See Alligator-Apple, p.
John Lunan, 1814

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALALU»

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What hip harvesters will grow in their vegetable beds
“There are so many things that can be grown in this way — mustard, pak choi, calalu, chard, fennel, mizuna, basil, kale, for example — which ... «The Sunday Times, Oct 14»
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New York gardens produce Caribbean treasures, • Plants and …
In fact, it is the soup (calalu, in New World Spanish) that gave its name to the green that goes into it. It can be any green at all. The fascinating ... «Bend Bulletin, Oct 12»
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Baracoa: 500 Years of Solitude (Part 1)
... of delicious samples of our indigenous diet, which are greatly appreciated by tourists; these delicacies include calalu (a mixture of vegetable, ... «Havana Times, Apr 11»
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