Calalou
/ˌkæl.əˈluː/noun
A Caribbean dish or stew made with leafy greens, often including okra, seafood, or meat.
Did you know?Calalou is a variant spelling of callaloo, a word whose ultimate source is uncertain and may reflect the multilingual contact history of the Caribbean and West Africa.
Etymological Timeline
18th Century
English
calalou
“A Caribbean dish or vegetable preparation, recorded in English-language descriptions of the West Indies.”
18th Century
French Caribbean
calalou
“A Caribbean stew or preparation of greens, especially associated with the French Antilles.”
18th–19th Century
English
callaloo
“A leafy Caribbean vegetable or stew; the spelling became common alongside calalou.”
Modern English
English
calalou
“A variant of callaloo, referring to the dish or its characteristic greens and okra-based preparation.”