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gumbo

How many syllables in gumbo?

  2 syllables

Divide gumbo into syllables:   gum-bo
Stressed syllable in gumbo:   gum-bo
How to pronounce gumbo:   guhm-boh
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Synonyms for gumbo


1 syllable
  • bisque
  • broth
2 syllables
  • chowder
  • potage
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with gumbo

    2 syllables
    • jumbo
    • umbo
    • mumbo
    3 syllables
    • Colombo
    • columbo
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