okra

== English == === Alternative forms === okry (Southern US vernacular) ochro, ochroe (Caribbean) okro ochre, ockro, ocra, ocro, occra, occro, ochra, ocre, okero, okree, okwa, ookroo (obsolete) === Etymology === From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒkɹə/, /ˈəʊkɹə/ (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. The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones. ==== 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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: ocra → Korean: 오크라 (okeura) → Welsh: ocra ==== Translations ==== === References === Abelmoschus esculentus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies “okra, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. === Anagrams === Kora, akro-, kora == Asi == === Noun === okra okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from English okra, probably from Igbo ọkụrụ. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ok‧ra === Noun === okra okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) === Anagrams === arko, karo, orka == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Borrowed from English okra, probably from Igbo ọkụrụ. === Noun === okra okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) == Chavacano == === Etymology === Borrowed from English okra, probably from Igbo ọkụrụ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈokɾa/, [ˈo.kɾa] Hyphenation: o‧kra === Noun === okra okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === okra m (plural okra's, diminutive okraatje n) okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈokrɑ/, [ˈo̞krɑ̝] Rhymes: -okrɑ Syllabification(key): ok‧ra Hyphenation(key): ok‧ra === Etymology 1 === From Swedish ockra, from Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra). ==== Adjective ==== okra ochre (having a yellow-orange colour) ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== okrankeltainen okranvärinen ==== Noun ==== okra ochre (pigment) 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. ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (pigment): keltamulta (color): okrankeltainen, okranväri, okraväri ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “1. okra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (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 okra, Abelmoschus esculentus ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “2. okra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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 === Anagrams === akro-, rako == Hiligaynon == === Noun === okra okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) == Hungarian == === Etymology === ok +‎ -ra === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈokrɒ] Hyphenation: ok‧ra === Noun === okra sublative singular of ok == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔːkra/ Rhymes: -ɔːkra === Verb === okra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative okraði, supine okrað) (intransitive) to practice usury ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === orka == Polish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kra/ Rhymes: -ɔkra Syllabification: o‧kra Homophone: Okra === Noun === okra f okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Synonym: piżmian jadalny okra (edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === okra in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Noun === okra f (plural okras) okra == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English okra. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔokɾa/ [ˈʔok.ɾɐ] Rhymes: -okɾa Syllabification: ok‧ra === Noun === okra (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜇ) okra ==== Derived terms ==== okrahan === Anagrams === rako, arok, arko, karo