callaloo
/kæləˈluː/noun
callaloo is spelled C-A-L-L-A-L-O-O: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, callaloo means “Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of callaloo is callaloos.
How many letters and syllables are in callaloo?
| Letters | 8: C-A-L-L-A-L-O-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is callaloo?
Callaloo appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce callaloo?
- /kæləˈluː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of callaloo
- callaloos plural
- calaloo
- calalu
- callalou
- kallaloo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does callaloo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
- 2
spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does callaloo come from?
From American Spanish calalú. Compare Sranan Tongo krarun, Dutch klaroen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).