gungo

Jamaican Creole

gungo (peas)

Alternative forms

gungo peas

Etymology

Possibly from a coastal dialect of Kongo ngungu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊŋɡʊ/
Hyphenation: gun‧go

Noun

gungo

dal, pigeon pea, pigeon peas

Further reading

Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 275

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