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okra en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈəʊkɹə/ (UK)
• /ˈoʊkɹə/ (General-American)
• /ˈɒkɹə/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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... 1679, Thomas Trapham, A Discourse of the State of Health in the Island of Jamaica..., pages 59–60:
   • 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. 1997, Lisette Verlander et al., The Cookin' Cajun Cooking School Cookbook, page 25:
   • I hated cooking okra because it was so slimy when you first start. 2006, Francis N. Wiltz, In the Kitchen with Papa Wiltz, page 1:
   • Select young okra, wash thoroughly, remove the stems, and wipe the okra dry. 1940, Farmers' Bulletin, number 232, page 7:
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. 1707, Hans Sloane, A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados..., volume I, page 222:
   • Okra does not do well in tight, waterlogged soils, but will tolerate a soil pH range of from 6.0 to 7.5. 1989, Ib Libner Nonnecke, Vegetable Production, page 610:
   • We planted some truck crops like watermelons and okra, which was risky. 2011, Leon Neel et al., The Art of Managing Longleaf: A Personal History of the Stoddard-Neel Approach, page 36:

Forms

Deriveds

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

Descendants

ocra · ocra · 오크라

Hypernyms

mallow (plant) · pod vegetable (edible capsules) · abelmosk (plant)

Synonyms

gumbo · ladies' fingers (edible capsules) · bandikai · ladyfinger · bhindi

Translations (194)

si බණ්ඩක්කා (A. esculentus) · ro bamă (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · es quimbombó (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · gu ભીંડો (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · eo gombo (A. esculentus) · bo བིན་ཌི (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · fa بامیه (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · arz بمية (A. esculentus) · kok भेंडो (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · kmr bamî (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · cmn 羊角豆 (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · yi באַמיע (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ha kuɓḕwā (A. esculentus) · mr भेंडी (A. esculentus) · ne भिण्डी (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · mk бамја (A. esculentus) · ga ocra (A. esculentus) · ca ocra (A. esculentus) · pl okra (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · srn okro (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · es abelmosco (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ms bendi (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · sw benda (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · wo kànja (A. esculentus) · vi mướp tây (A. esculentus) · sl bamija (A. esculentus) · lad bamyas (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · th กระเจี๊ยบมอญ (A. esculentus) · my ရုံးပတီ (A. esculentus) · ta வெண்டைக்காய் (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ru го́мбо (A. esculentus) · yue 秋葵 (A. esculentus) · din adarap (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · th กระเจี๊ยบเขียว (A. esculentus) · io okro (A. esculentus) · da okra (A. esculentus) · bn ঢেঁড়স (A. esculentus) · fr gombo (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · he במיה (A. esculentus) · eo gombofrukto (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · es ñajú (A. esculentus) · yue 秋葵 (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · gl quiabo (A. esculentus) · ps بېنډۍ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · sw binda (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ru о́кра (A. esculentus) · ka ბამი (A. esculentus) · ar بَامْيَا (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ml വെണ്ടക്കായ് (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · bg ба́мя (A. esculentus) · shu ضرابة (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · es okra (A. esculentus) · sw bamia (A. esculentus) · arz بامية (A. esculentus) · de Okra (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · am ባሚያ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · es gombo (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · et baamia (A. esculentus) · es guingambó (A. esculentus) · cmn 秋葵 (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · acw بامية (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ur بھنڈی (A. esculentus) · fia weka (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · pl piżmian właściwy (A. esculentus) · cmn 秋葵 (A. esculentus) · ig ọkwọrọ (A. esculentus) · mr भेंडी (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ht kalalou (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · shu ضرابة (A. esculentus) · sw mbamia (A. esculentus) · de Gemüse-Eibisch (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ml വെണ്ട (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · tr bamya (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ko 오크라 (A. esculentus) · ta வெண்டை (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · hy բամիա (A. esculentus) · ha kuɓewa (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · el μπάμια (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ak nkruma (A. esculentus) · vi đậu bắp (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · cmn 黃秋葵 /黄秋葵 (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · az bamya (A. esculentus) · ff la'aaje (A. esculentus) · ro bamă (A. esculentus) · vi đậu bắp (A. esculentus) · el μπάμια (A. esculentus) · ckb بامێ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · yi באַמיע (A. esculentus) · sq bamje (A. esculentus) · es chimbombó (A. esculentus) · ar بَامِيَة (A. esculentus) · ru го́мбо (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · lad bamyas (A. esculentus) · es molondrón (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ko 오크라 (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · hy կուտատուկ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ckb بامێ (A. esculentus) · ota بامیه (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · bn ঢেঁড়স (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · kn ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · sh bamija (A. esculentus) · ary ملوخية (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · th กระเจี๊ยบ (A. esculentus) · bol gombira (A. esculentus) · az bamiyə (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · th กระเจี๊ยบ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · fi okra (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · it gombo (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · luo dania (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · pl okra (A. esculentus) · fi okra (A. esculentus) · fr gombo (A. esculentus) · bg бамя (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · kmr bamiye (A. esculentus) · pt quiabeiro (A. esculentus) · shu ضراباي (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · te బెండకాయ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · km ពោតបារាំង (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · pt quiabo (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · eu okra (A. esculentus) · om fosoliyaa (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · pl ketmia piżmowa (A. esculentus) · eo gomboplanto (A. esculentus) · ja オクラ (A. esculentus) · ms bendi (A. esculentus) · he במיה (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · kmr bamî (A. esculentus) · es quingombó (A. esculentus) · ru о́кра (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · fi okran kota (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · or ଭେଣ୍ଡି (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · yo ilá (A. esculentus) · es molondrón (A. esculentus) · si බණ්ඩක්කා (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · eo gombo (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · vi mướp tây (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ga ocra (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · wo kànje (A. esculentus) · ta வெண்டை (A. esculentus) · ru ба́мия (A. esculentus) · sw bamia (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ca ocra (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · te బెండ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ota بامیه (A. esculentus) · din aluek (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · hy պամիա (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · tl okra (A. esculentus) · sn derere (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · dv ބާމިޔާ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · af okraconsumptie (A. esculentus) · gux mantiigu (A. esculentus) · tl okra (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · et söödav muskushibisk (A. esculentus) · tr bamya (A. esculentus) · cy ocra (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · it bamia (A. esculentus) · et okra (A. esculentus) · ru да́мские па́льчики (A. esculentus) · pl róża chińska (A. esculentus) · kmb kingombo (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · din aluogo (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · or ଭେଣ୍ଡି (A. esculentus) · sq bamje (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · sv okra (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · sd भींडी (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ja アメリカネリ (A. esculentus) · kmr bamiye (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · it gombo (A. esculentus) · it ocra (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · de Okra (A. esculentus) · es ocra (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · shu ضراباي (A. esculentus) · pa ਭਿੰਡੀ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ar بَامْيَة (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ru да́мские па́льчики (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · hi भिंडी (A. esculentus) · hi भिंडी (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · es quimbombó (A. esculentus) · ja オクラ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · es ñajú (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ru бами́я (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ml വെണ്ടക്ക (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ml വെണ്ട (A. esculentus) · es quingombó (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · my ရုံးပတီသီး (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · ckb بامیە (A. esculentus) · sh бамија (A. esculentus) · mnw ၜဝ်ကဒါတ် (A. esculentus) · sh bamija (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · hy բամիա (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · as ভেন্দি (A. esculentus) · tcy ಬೆಂಡೆ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) · sv okra (A. esculentus) · sd ڀِينڊيِ (edible capsules of A. esculentus)