okra
The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod of the Abelmoschus esculentusThe edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
» I don't like okra.
Я не люблю бамію.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
Okra, Gemüse-Eibisch, Okra
о́краókra, бами́яbamíja, да́мские па́льчикиdámskije pálʹčiki
(countable, uncountable)The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.
- tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
- long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
- long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
Examples
11 sentencesI don't like okra.
Я не люблю бамію. — deniko
I don't like the taste of okra.
ruЯ не люблю вкус бамии. — Selena777
Do you like okra?
We have squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, okra and potatoes.
I like okra.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkraFrom an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”).
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Forms
plural: okrasSynonyms
9 synonyms- tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus:gumbookra plantlady's-fingerAbelmoschus esculentusHibiscus esculentus
- long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews:gumbo
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable