How do you use Callaloo in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Callaloo in a sentence
Callaloo meaning
- Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
- spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.
Using Callaloo
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves. | spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.
Context around Callaloo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Callaloo
- In this selection, "callaloo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vegetable and across stand out and add context to how "callaloo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include green vegetable callaloo and known as callaloo across the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "callaloo" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with callaloo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Amaranth greens (called tete in Yoruba, and known as callaloo across the Caribbean and in the United States) are the greens of choice for efo riro. (26 words)
Alvin Russell and Dalton Anderson tried smuggling £2million worth of cannabis into the country by packing it into cans of Ackee fruit and Jamaican green vegetable Callaloo. (27 words)
In the Caribbean, the leaves are called bhaji in Trinidad and callaloo in Jamaica, and are sautéed with onions, garlic, and tomatoes, or sometimes used in a soup called pepperpot soup. (31 words)
In the Caribbean, the leaves are called bhaji in Trinidad and callaloo in Jamaica, and are sautéed with onions, garlic, and tomatoes, or sometimes used in a soup called pepperpot soup. (31 words)
Alvin Russell and Dalton Anderson tried smuggling £2million worth of cannabis into the country by packing it into cans of Ackee fruit and Jamaican green vegetable Callaloo. (27 words)
Amaranth greens (called tete in Yoruba, and known as callaloo across the Caribbean and in the United States) are the greens of choice for efo riro. (26 words)
Example sentences (3)
Alvin Russell and Dalton Anderson tried smuggling £2million worth of cannabis into the country by packing it into cans of Ackee fruit and Jamaican green vegetable Callaloo.
Amaranth greens (called tete in Yoruba, and known as callaloo across the Caribbean and in the United States) are the greens of choice for efo riro.
In the Caribbean, the leaves are called bhaji in Trinidad and callaloo in Jamaica, and are sautéed with onions, garlic, and tomatoes, or sometimes used in a soup called pepperpot soup.