词汇 | goo |
词源 | goo [E20th] This word for ‘a sticky substance’ was originally US and is perhaps from burgoo [M18th], originally a nautical slang term for porridge, but now a thick soup or stew particularly associated with Kentucky. It is based on Persian bulġu¯r ‘bruised grain’, a word found in bulgar wheat [M20th]. |
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