Wiktionary

μπάμια

Greek edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بامیه (bamya)[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

μπάμια • (bámia) f (plural μπάμιες)

  1. okra, ladies' fingers, gumbo (vegetable and plant, Abelmoschus esculentus)
    Οι μπάμιες λαδερές ήταν νόστιμες.
    Oi bámies laderés ítan nóstimes.
    The okra cooked in olive oil was delicious.

Usage notes edit

For okra as a dish, the term is usually used in the plural, μπάμιες (bámies).

Declension edit

declension of μπάμια
case     \     number singular plural
nominative μπάμια • μπάμιες •
genitive μπάμιας • —
accusative μπάμια • μπάμιες •
vocative μπάμια • μπάμιες •

References edit

  1. ^ μπάμια - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1134a.

Further reading edit

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