okran.

Brit.

/ˈəʊkrə/,

/ˈɒkrə/, U.S.

/ˈoʊkrə/

Forms: 1700s–1800s ochre, 1700s–1800s ockro, 1700s–1800s ocra, 1700s–1800s ocro, 1700s– okra, 1700s– okro, 1800s occra, 1800s occro, 1800s ochra, 1800s ocre, 1800s okero, 1800s okwa, 1800s ookroo, 1800s– ochro, 1800s– ochroe, 1900s– okry (U.S. regional).

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Igbo. Etymon: Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀.

Etymology: < a West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀. Compare Akan ŋkrũmã, Twi ŋkrakra broth.In U.S. regional form okry with ending remodelled probably after -y suffix⁶.

1. A tall plant of the mallow family, Abelmoschus (or Hibiscus) esculentus, native to Africa and widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions; the fruit of this plant, a five-sided ‘pod’ (actually a capsule), harvested when immature and mucilaginous and used as a vegetable and for thickening soup and stews. Also called bhindi, gumbo, lady's fingers.

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1679 T. Trapham Disc. Health Jamaica 59 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.

1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 222 Ocra, this has a round green stem, which rises straight up to ten or twelve foot high.

1714 J. Petiver in Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 211 Winged Birds Pease or Ochre.

1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 321 The contents were the leaves of the okra (hibiscus esculentus).

1788 P. Marsden Acct. Island Jamaica 13 The negroes..use great quantities of red peppers in most of their messes, and are very fond of the plant called ocro.

a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 152 The only native vegetable, which I like much, is the ochra, which tastes like asparagus.

1858 Clarke in C. A. Moloney W. Afr. Fisheries (1883) 37 This stew is made piquant and wholesome by the addition of salt, bitter tomatoes or ocroes, shallots,..and abundance of red peppers.

1873 W. J. Gardner Hist. Jamaica 391 A quart of ockroes.

1923 H. C. Thompson Veg. Crops xxvii. 454 Okra is a tender plant and grows best in hot weather.

1953 G. Lamming In Castle of my Skin xiv. 274 Slicing the ochroes was..painstaking. The prickly surface irritated the skin, and the slices fell off on the hand in a slimy mess.

1971 Advocate-News (Barbados) 17 Sept. (Guyana Suppl.) p. ii/2 Now the Liliputians have completed planting of ground provisions, pumpkins, ochroes, blackeye peas, celery, bora and such permanent crops as breadfruit, citrus and breadnut.

1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 7 June 74/1 She can also perform what I consider the single most incredible culinary feat imaginable: making okra palatable to a non-Southerner.

2010 M. Reinfeld & J. Murray 30-Minute Vegan's Taste of East 15 Also called ‘lady fingers’ for its unique shape, okra is one of the most popular veggies in Western India.

2. With distinguishing word: any of several related or similar plants.musk okra: see musk n. Compounds 5a.

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1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 285 The Musk Okro. The seeds of this plant..have a strong and perfect smell of musk.

1863 F. P. Porcher Resources Southern Fields & Forests 76 Viola palmata, Linn. Hand-leaved Violet... It is employed by negroes for making soup, and is commonly called wild okra.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 800/1 African or Autumnal Ochra, Abelmoschus Bammia, probably a variety of the preceding [sc. Abelmoschus esculentus]. Bun Ochra, Urena lobata... Wild Ochra, Malachra.

1981 Bon Appétit June 61/1 Such exotica as winter melon, fuzzy gourd, flowering and white cabbage, snow peas, India mustard and Chinese okra.

2000 Euphytica 114 175 Interspecific cross compatibility between cultivated and wild okra (Abelmoschus esculentus and A. moschatus).

Compounds

General attributive.

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1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 285 The Okro Plant. The pods of this shrubby plant are full of a nutritive mucilage; and the principal ingredient in most of the soops, and pepper-pots, made in America.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xv. 270 The negroes here get so tired of salt fish and occra broth, that they eat dirt by way of a relish.

1878 N. A. Donnelley Lakeside Cook Bk. 4/2 (recipe) Okra Gumbo.

1952 S. Selvon Brighter Sun v. 82 Neighbour ask me bringam dry ochro seed for she to plant.

1973 News & Courier (Charleston, S. Carolina) 4 Nov. 3 e/1 A lunch of sandwiches and okra soup will be served from noon to 1 p.m.

1994 B. Gilroy Sunlight on Sweet Water 107 The best shampoo in the world was young ochro leaves in pure rainwater.

2010 One-Pot Wonders 12 (heading) Chicken, Tomato and Okra Curry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	okra
释义	okran. Brit. /ˈəʊkrə/, /ˈɒkrə/, U.S. /ˈoʊkrə/ Forms: 1700s–1800s ochre, 1700s–1800s ockro, 1700s–1800s ocra, 1700s–1800s ocro, 1700s– okra, 1700s– okro, 1800s occra, 1800s occro, 1800s ochra, 1800s ocre, 1800s okero, 1800s okwa, 1800s ookroo, 1800s– ochro, 1800s– ochroe, 1900s– okry (U.S. regional). Origin: Probably a borrowing from Igbo. Etymon: Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀. Etymology: < a West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀. Compare Akan ŋkrũmã, Twi ŋkrakra broth.In U.S. regional form okry with ending remodelled probably after -y suffix⁶. 1. A tall plant of the mallow family, Abelmoschus (or Hibiscus) esculentus, native to Africa and widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions; the fruit of this plant, a five-sided ‘pod’ (actually a capsule), harvested when immature and mucilaginous and used as a vegetable and for thickening soup and stews. Also called bhindi, gumbo, lady's fingers. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > okra okra1679 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > okra okra1679 bhindi1809 gumbo1845 lady's finger1850 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > okra > okra plant okra1679 abelmosk1719 bhindi1809 1679 T. Trapham Disc. Health Jamaica 59 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. 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 222 Ocra, this has a round green stem, which rises straight up to ten or twelve foot high. 1714 J. Petiver in Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 211 Winged Birds Pease or Ochre. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 321 The contents were the leaves of the okra (hibiscus esculentus). 1788 P. Marsden Acct. Island Jamaica 13 The negroes..use great quantities of red peppers in most of their messes, and are very fond of the plant called ocro. a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 152 The only native vegetable, which I like much, is the ochra, which tastes like asparagus. 1858 Clarke in C. A. Moloney W. Afr. Fisheries (1883) 37 This stew is made piquant and wholesome by the addition of salt, bitter tomatoes or ocroes, shallots,..and abundance of red peppers. 1873 W. J. Gardner Hist. Jamaica 391 A quart of ockroes. 1923 H. C. Thompson Veg. Crops xxvii. 454 Okra is a tender plant and grows best in hot weather. 1953 G. Lamming In Castle of my Skin xiv. 274 Slicing the ochroes was..painstaking. The prickly surface irritated the skin, and the slices fell off on the hand in a slimy mess. 1971 Advocate-News (Barbados) 17 Sept. (Guyana Suppl.) p. ii/2 Now the Liliputians have completed planting of ground provisions, pumpkins, ochroes, blackeye peas, celery, bora and such permanent crops as breadfruit, citrus and breadnut. 1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 7 June 74/1 She can also perform what I consider the single most incredible culinary feat imaginable: making okra palatable to a non-Southerner. 2010 M. Reinfeld & J. Murray 30-Minute Vegan's Taste of East 15 Also called ‘lady fingers’ for its unique shape, okra is one of the most popular veggies in Western India. 2. With distinguishing word: any of several related or similar plants.musk okra: see musk n. Compounds 5a. ΚΠ 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 285 The Musk Okro. The seeds of this plant..have a strong and perfect smell of musk. 1863 F. P. Porcher Resources Southern Fields & Forests 76 Viola palmata, Linn. Hand-leaved Violet... It is employed by negroes for making soup, and is commonly called wild okra. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 800/1 African or Autumnal Ochra, Abelmoschus Bammia, probably a variety of the preceding [sc. Abelmoschus esculentus]. Bun Ochra, Urena lobata... Wild Ochra, Malachra. 1981 Bon Appétit June 61/1 Such exotica as winter melon, fuzzy gourd, flowering and white cabbage, snow peas, India mustard and Chinese okra. 2000 Euphytica 114 175 Interspecific cross compatibility between cultivated and wild okra (Abelmoschus esculentus and A. moschatus). Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 285 The Okro Plant. The pods of this shrubby plant are full of a nutritive mucilage; and the principal ingredient in most of the soops, and pepper-pots, made in America. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xv. 270 The negroes here get so tired of salt fish and occra broth, that they eat dirt by way of a relish. 1878 N. A. Donnelley Lakeside Cook Bk. 4/2 (recipe) Okra Gumbo. 1952 S. Selvon Brighter Sun v. 82 Neighbour ask me bringam dry ochro seed for she to plant. 1973 News & Courier (Charleston, S. Carolina) 4 Nov. 3 e/1 A lunch of sandwiches and okra soup will be served from noon to 1 p.m. 1994 B. Gilroy Sunlight on Sweet Water 107 The best shampoo in the world was young ochro leaves in pure rainwater. 2010 One-Pot Wonders 12 (heading) Chicken, Tomato and Okra Curry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1679
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