quiabo

Galician edit

Noun edit

quiabo m (plural quiabos)

okra (vegetable, Abelmoschus esculentus)

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Bantu kingombo
From an uncertain Nigerian language, Izon ikịabụ, ókúrú or similar

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈa.bu/ [kɪˈa.bu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkja.bu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈa.bo/ [kɪˈa.bo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkja.bo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkja.bu/ [ˈkja.βu]

Rhymes: -abu
Hyphenation: qui‧a‧bo

Noun edit

quiabo m (plural quiabos)

okra, Abelmoschus esculentus
Synonym: quingombó

Derived terms edit

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