- okra
- o|kra [ `oukrə ] noun uncounta vegetable with long green PODS (=seed containers) that is used especially in African and South Asian cooking
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Okra — Früchte der Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Systematik Eurosiden II Ordnung: Malvenartige (Malvales) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Okra — O kra, n. 1. (Bot.) An annual plant ({Abelmoschus esculentus} syn. {Hibiscus esculentus}), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo. [Written also {ocra} and {ochra}.] [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
okra — ● okra nom masculin Synonyme de gombo. ● okra (synonymes) nom masculin Synonymes : gombo … Encyclopédie Universelle
okra — (n.) 1670s, from a West African language (Cf. Akan nkruma okra ) … Etymology dictionary
Okra — Okra, s. Abelmoschus … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Okra — Okra, s. Hibiscus … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Okra — Okra* die; , s <aus einer westafrik. Sprache> längliche Frucht einer Eibischart … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
okra — ȍkra ž DEFINICIJA min. mješavina gline s hidroksidom željeza, crveno obojena, upotrebljava se kao boja ETIMOLOGIJA grč. ōkhrós: blijed, žut … Hrvatski jezični portal
okra — ► NOUN ▪ the long ridged seed pods of a tropical plant of the mallow family, eaten as a vegetable. ORIGIN a West African word … English terms dictionary
okra — [ō′krə] n. [< WAfr name] 1. a tall annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) of the mallow family, grown for its slender, ribbed, sticky, green pods 2. the pods, used as a cooked vegetable and in soups, stews, etc. 3. GUMBO (sense 2) … English World dictionary
Okra — Abelmoschus esculentus Okra flower bud and immature seed pod Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
