joumou
Noun
Meaning
joumou (uncountable)
A mildly spiced pumpkin soup originating in Haiti and traditionally consumed on New Year's Day to mark Haitian independence.
Examples
As for her own version of the delicacy, Tima-Gilles admits that she still feels like she hasn’t thoroughly mastered the art of cooking soup joumou.
For many Haitian Americans families, celebrating both New Year’s Day and their country’s independence can only be done right with a large pot of soup joumou.