jobo

noun

jo·​bo

ˈhō(ˌ)bō

plural -s

1

West Indies & Mexico : hog plum sense 1

2

West Indies & Mexico : gumbo-limbo sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Taino hobo

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