The dish was likely named after one of its two main ingredients, okra or filé, known as "ki ngombo" or "quingombo" in Bantu languages; "gumbo, n.".
The dish was likely named after one of its two main ingredients, okra and filé. Okra is known as "ki ngombo" or "quingombo" in Bantu languages; "gumbo, n.".