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See also: Okra

English

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Etymology

From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (broth).

Pronunciation

Noun

okra (countable and uncountable, plural okras)

  1. The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
    • 1679, Thomas Trapham, A Discourse of the State of Health in the Island of Jamaica..., pages 59–60:
      ...as a food easy of digestion may well be admitted likewise the young Ocra an agreeable Food as well for the species as individual, dressed variously according to pleasure...
    • 1940, Farmers' Bulletin, number 232, page 7:
      Select young okra, wash thoroughly, remove the stems, and wipe the okra dry.
    • 1997, Lisette Verlander et al., The Cookin' Cajun Cooking School Cookbook, page 25:
      Wash and dry okra, remove stems, and slice in one-inch rounds. (If using frozen okra, do not wash.) Heat two tablespoons oil in a heavy saucepan other than black iron. Saute okra in oil and vinegar, stirring often until ropiness is gone.
    • 2006, Francis N. Wiltz, In the Kitchen with Papa Wiltz, page 1:
      I hated cooking okra because it was so slimy when you first start.
  2. The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.
    • 1707, Hans Sloane, A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados..., volume I, page 222:
      Ocra, this has a round green stem, which rises straight up to ten or twelve foot high.
    • 1989, Ib Libner Nonnecke, Vegetable Production, page 610:
      Okra does not do well in tight, waterlogged soils, but will tolerate a soil pH range of from 6.0 to 7.5.
    • 2011, Leon Neel et al., The Art of Managing Longleaf: A Personal History of the Stoddard-Neel Approach, page 36:
      We planted some truck crops like watermelons and okra, which was risky.

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Descendants

  • Irish: ocra
  • Korean: 오크라 (okeura)
  • Welsh: ocra

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Asi

Noun

okra

  1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from English okra, probably from Igbo ọkụrụ.

Noun

okra

  1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English okra, probably from Igbo ọkụrụ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ok‧ra

Noun

okra

  1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

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Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from English okra, probably from Igbo ọkụrụ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈokɾa/, [ˈo.kɾa]
  • Hyphenation: o‧kra

Noun

okra

  1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

okra m (plural okra's, diminutive okraatje n)

  1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈokrɑ/, [ˈo̞krɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -okrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ok‧ra
  • Hyphenation(key): ok‧ra

Etymology 1

    Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    From Swedish ockra, from Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra).

    Adjective

    okra

    1. ochre (having a yellow-orange colour)
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    Noun

    okra

    1. ochre (pigment)
    2. ochre (color)
    Usage notes

    The pigment is usually called keltamulta when used as pigment for house paints, whereas artists and archaeologists seem to prefer okra.

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    Derived terms
    • punainen okra

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    Etymology 2

      Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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      From English okra, from some West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀.

      Noun

      okra

      1. okra, Abelmoschus esculentus
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      Noun

      okra

      1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

      Hungarian

      Etymology

      ok + -ra

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈokrɒ]
      • Hyphenation: ok‧ra

      Noun

      okra

      1. sublative singular of ok

      Icelandic

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      okra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative okraði, supine okrað)

      1. (intransitive) to practice usury

      Declension

      More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
      1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

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      Polish

      Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Etymology

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      okra f

      1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
        Synonym: piżmian jadalny
      2. okra (edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus)

      Declension

      Further reading

      • okra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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      Spanish

      Noun

      okra f (plural okras)

      1. okra

      Tagalog

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English okra.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      okra (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜇ)

      1. okra

      Derived terms

      • okrahan

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