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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒkɹə/, /ˈəʊkɹə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊkɹə/
- Rhymes: -əʊkɹə, -ɒkɹə
Noun
okra (countable and uncountable, plural okras)
- 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.
- 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.
Synonyms
- bandikai (India), bhindi (Indian contexts), gumbo (esp. in stews), ladyfinger
- (edible capsules): ladies' fingers
Hypernyms
- (edible capsules): pod vegetable
- (plant): abelmosk, mallow
Derived terms
- African okra
- autumnal okra
- bun okra (Urena lobata)
- bush okra (Corchorus olitorius)
- Chinese okra (Luffa acutangula)
- Indian okra
- musk okra (Abelmoschus moschatus)
- Okra mosaic virus
- okratini
- ornamental okra (Abelmoschus moschatus)
- West African okra (Abelmoschus caillei)
- wild okra
- Yorka okra (Abelmoschus moschatus)
Descendants
Translations
edible capsules of A. esculentus
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A. esculentus
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References
Abelmoschus esculentus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - “okra, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Asi
Noun
okra
Bikol Central
Etymology
Noun
okra
Cebuano
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ok‧ra
Noun
okra
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Chavacano
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
okra
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
okra m (plural okra's, diminutive okraatje n)
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Swedish ockra, from Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra).
Adjective
okra
- ochre (having a yellow-orange colour)
Declension
Synonyms
Noun
okra
Usage notes
The pigment is usually called keltamulta when used as pigment for house paints, whereas artists and archaeologists seem to prefer okra.
Declension
Synonyms
- (pigment): keltamulta
- (color): okrankeltainen, okranväri, okraväri
Derived terms
- punainen okra
Further reading
- “1. okra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023
Etymology 2
From English okra, from some West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀.
Noun
okra
Declension
Further reading
- “2. okra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023
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Hiligaynon
Noun
okra
Hungarian
Etymology
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Noun
okra
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Verb
okra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative okraði, supine okrað)
- (intransitive) to practice usury
Declension
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
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
okra f
- okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
- Synonym: piżmian jadalny
- okra (edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus)
Declension
Declension of okra
Further reading
- okra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Spanish
Noun
okra f (plural okras)
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔokɾa/ [ˈʔok.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -okɾa
- Syllabification: ok‧ra
Noun
okra (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜇ)
Derived terms
- okrahan
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