okro

English

Noun

okro (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of okra.
   • 1965, Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God, Penguin Classics (2010), page 213:

     Ojinika seemed to have forgotten all about her and was engrossed in arranging her okro in little lots on the mat.

Anagrams

• Koro, Kroo, Orok, koro, kroo, roko, rook

Sranan Tongo

Okro

Etymology

Perhaps from English ochroe (alternative form of okra in the Caribbean).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.kro/

Noun

okro

1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
   • 2002, “A dei di mi bron misrefi”, in SIL - Languages of Suriname‎^[1]:

     A ben de so taki wan dei mi mama ben bori okro.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Proverbs

• ef' yu lobi okro, yu mu lobi en siri tu

Descendants

• Aukan: okoo
• → Kari'na: okoro

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “okro”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary