okra
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- okry (Southern US vernacular)
- ochro, ochroe (Caribbean)
- okro
- ochre, ockro, ocra, ocro, occra, occro, ochra, ocre, okero, okwa, ookroo (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
okra (countable and uncountable, plural okras)
- The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
- 1679, Thomas Trapham, A Discourse of the State of Health in the Island of Jamaica..., pages 59–60:
- ...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...
- 1940, Farmers' Bulletin, number 232, page 7:
- Select young okra, wash thoroughly, remove the stems, and wipe the okra dry.
- 1997, Lisette Verlander et al., The Cookin' Cajun Cooking School Cookbook, page 25:
- 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.
- 2006, Francis N. Wiltz, In the Kitchen with Papa Wiltz, page 1:
- I hated cooking okra because it was so slimy when you first start.
- The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.
- 1707, Hans Sloane, A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados..., volume I, page 222:
- Ocra, this has a round green stem, which rises straight up to ten or twelve foot high.
- 1989, Ib Libner Nonnecke, Vegetable Production, page 610:
- Okra does not do well in tight, waterlogged soils, but will tolerate a soil pH range of from 6.0 to 7.5.
- 2011, Leon Neel et al., The Art of Managing Longleaf: A Personal History of the Stoddard-Neel Approach, page 36:
- We planted some truck crops like watermelons and okra, which was risky.
Synonyms edit
- bandikai (India), bhindi (Indian contexts), gumbo (esp. in stews), ladyfinger
- (edible capsules): ladies' fingers
Hypernyms edit
- (edible capsules): pod vegetable
- (plant): abelmosk, mallow
Derived terms edit
- African okra
- autumnal okra
- bun okra (Urena lobata)
- bush okra (Corchorus olitorius)
- Chinese okra (Luffa acutangula)
- Indian okra
- musk okra (Abelmoschus moschatus)
- ornamental okra (Abelmoschus moschatus)
- West African okra (Abelmoschus caillei)
- wild okra
- Yorka okra (Abelmoschus moschatus)
- Okra mosaic virus
Translations edit
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References edit
- Abelmoschus esculentus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- “okra, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Anagrams edit
Asi edit
Noun edit
okra
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
From English okra, probably from Igbo ọkụrụ.
Noun edit
okra
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English okra, probably from Igbo ọkụrụ.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ok‧ra
Noun edit
okra
- okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
- the pods of this plant
Anagrams edit
Chavacano edit
Noun edit
okra
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
okra m (plural okra's, diminutive [please provide])
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Swedish ockra, from Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra).
Adjective edit
okra
- ochre (having a yellow-orange colour)
Declension edit
Inflection of okra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | okra | okrat | |
genitive | okran | okrien | |
partitive | okraa | okria | |
illative | okraan | okriin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | okra | okrat | |
accusative | nom. | okra | okrat |
gen. | okran | ||
genitive | okran | okrien okrainrare | |
partitive | okraa | okria | |
inessive | okrassa | okrissa | |
elative | okrasta | okrista | |
illative | okraan | okriin | |
adessive | okralla | okrilla | |
ablative | okralta | okrilta | |
allative | okralle | okrille | |
essive | okrana | okrina | |
translative | okraksi | okriksi | |
abessive | okratta | okritta | |
instructive | — | okrin | |
comitative | — | okrine |
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
okra
Usage notes edit
The pigment is usually called keltamulta when used as pigment for house paints, whereas artists and archaeologists seem to prefer okra.
Declension edit
Inflection of okra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | okra | okrat | ||
genitive | okran | okrien | ||
partitive | okraa | okria | ||
illative | okraan | okriin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | okra | okrat | ||
accusative | nom. | okra | okrat | |
gen. | okran | |||
genitive | okran | okrien okrainrare | ||
partitive | okraa | okria | ||
inessive | okrassa | okrissa | ||
elative | okrasta | okrista | ||
illative | okraan | okriin | ||
adessive | okralla | okrilla | ||
ablative | okralta | okrilta | ||
allative | okralle | okrille | ||
essive | okrana | okrina | ||
translative | okraksi | okriksi | ||
abessive | okratta | okritta | ||
instructive | — | okrin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms edit
- (pigment): keltamulta
- (color): okrankeltainen, okranväri, okraväri
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
From English okra, from some West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀.
Noun edit
okra
Declension edit
Inflection of okra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | okra | okrat | ||
genitive | okran | okrien | ||
partitive | okraa | okria | ||
illative | okraan | okriin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | okra | okrat | ||
accusative | nom. | okra | okrat | |
gen. | okran | |||
genitive | okran | okrien okrainrare | ||
partitive | okraa | okria | ||
inessive | okrassa | okrissa | ||
elative | okrasta | okrista | ||
illative | okraan | okriin | ||
adessive | okralla | okrilla | ||
ablative | okralta | okrilta | ||
allative | okralle | okrille | ||
essive | okrana | okrina | ||
translative | okraksi | okriksi | ||
abessive | okratta | okritta | ||
instructive | — | okrin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading edit
- “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 2023-07-01
Anagrams edit
Hiligaynon edit
Noun edit
okra
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
okra
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
okra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative okraði, supine okrað)
- (intransitive) to practice usury
Declension edit
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að okra | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
okrað | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
okrandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég okra | við okrum | present (nútíð) |
ég okri | við okrum |
þú okrar | þið okrið | þú okrir | þið okrið | ||
hann, hún, það okrar | þeir, þær, þau okra | hann, hún, það okri | þeir, þær, þau okri | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég okraði | við okruðum | past (þátíð) |
ég okraði | við okruðum |
þú okraðir | þið okruðuð | þú okraðir | þið okruðuð | ||
hann, hún, það okraði | þeir, þær, þau okruðu | hann, hún, það okraði | þeir, þær, þau okruðu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
okra (þú) | okrið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
okraðu | okriði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
okra f
- okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
- Synonym: piżmian jadalny
- okra (edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- okra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish edit
Noun edit
okra f (plural okras)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
okra (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜇ)