English Explanatory Dictionary

okra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
  2. The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒkɹə/ /ˈəʊkɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-okra.wav /ˈoʊkɹə/

Word forms

okra okras okry occra occro ochra ochre ochro ochroe ockro ocra ocre ocro okero okree okro okwa ookroo

Etymology

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

Synonyms

bandikai bhindi gumbo ladyfinger ladies' fingers

Derived words

African okra autumnal okra bun okra bush okra Chinese okra Indian okra musk okra Okra mosaic virus okratini ornamental okra West African okra wild okra Yorka okra

Translations

Afrikaans: okraconsumptie Akan: nkruma Albanian: bamje Arabic: بَامِيَة Arabic: بمية Arabic: بامية Chadian Arabic: ضرابة Chadian Arabic: ضراباي Armenian: բամիա Assamese: ভেন্দি Azerbaijani: bamya Basque: okra Bengali: ঢেঁড়স Bole: gombira Bulgarian: ба́мя Burmese: ရုံးပတီ Catalan: ocra Chinese Cantonese: 秋葵 Chinese Mandarin: 秋葵 Danish: okra Esperanto: gombo Esperanto: gomboplanto Estonian: söödav muskushibisk Estonian: okra Estonian: baamia Finnish: okra French: gombo Fula: la'aaje Galician: quiabo Georgian: ბამი German: Okra Gourmanchéma: mantiigu Greek: μπάμια Hausa: kuɓḕwā Hebrew: במיה Hindi: भिंडी Ido: okro Igbo: ọkwọrọ Irish: ocra Italian: gombo Italian: bamia Japanese: オクラ Japanese: アメリカネリ Korean: 오크라 Central Kurdish: بامێ Central Kurdish: بامیە Northern Kurdish: bamî Northern Kurdish: bamiye Ladino: bamyas Macedonian: бамја
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