callaloo
/ˌkæləˈluː/(亦作callalou)
noun
1
- mass noun the spinach-like leaves of a tropical American plant, widely used in Caribbean cookery卡拉鲁。
1.1
- a soup or stew made with such leaves卡拉鲁菜汤。
2
- the plant of the arum family from which these leaves are obtained卡拉鲁(植物)。
2.1
- Genus Xanthosoma, family Araceae.盾柱芋属, 天南星科。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from American Spanish calalú.