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okra
- /ˈɒkɹə/ UK
- /ˈəʊkɹə/ UK
- /ˈoʊkɹə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊkɹə, -ɒkɹə
Where it comes from
From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”).
noun okras · okry · occra · occro · ochra · ochre
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The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
...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...
Similar: ladies' fingers
- The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones. Ocra, this has a round green stem, which rises straight up to ten or twelve foot high.
Similar: bandikai, bhindi, gumbo, ladyfinger
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noun
Similar: bandikai, bhindi, gumbo, ladyfinger
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noun A. esculentus
| Español | okra, chimbombó, guingambó, molondrón, ñajú, quimbombó |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오크라 okeura |
| 日本語 | オクラ okura, アメリカネリ amerika-neri |
| 中文 | 秋葵 qiūkuí |
| हिन्दी | भिंडी bhiṇḍī |
| Kiswahili | bamia, mbamia |
| Português | quiabeiro |
| Français | gombo |
| Deutsch | Okra |
| Italiano | gombo, bamia |
| Ελληνικά | μπάμια bámia |
| Română | bamă |
| Русский | ба́мия bámija, го́мбо gómbo, о́кра ókra, да́мские па́льчики dámskije pálʹčiki |
| العربية | بَامِيَة bāmiya |
| עברית | במיה bamia |
noun edible capsules of A. esculentus
| Español | quingombó, quimbombó, gombo, molondrón, ocra, abelmosco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오크라 okeura |
| 日本語 | オクラ okura |
| 中文 | 秋葵 qiūkuí, 黃秋葵 /黄秋葵 huángqiūkuí, 羊角豆 yángjiǎodòu |
| हिन्दी | भिंडी bhiṇḍī |
| Kiswahili | bamia, binda, benda |
| Português | quiabo |
| Français | gombo |
| Deutsch | Okra, Gemüse-Eibisch |
| Italiano | gombo, ocra |
| Ελληνικά | μπάμια bámia |
| Română | bamă |
| Русский | о́кра ókra, бами́я bamíja, да́мские па́льчики dámskije pálʹčiki, го́мбо gómbo |
| Tiếng Việt | đậu bắp, mướp tây |
| العربية | بَامْيَة bāmya, بَامْيَا bāmyā |
| עברית | במיה bamia |
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title = {okra},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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