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单词 accra
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accran.

Brit. /ˈakrə/, U.S. /ˈækrə/, Caribbean English /ˈakra/
Inflections: Plural unchanged, accras.
Forms: 1800s– ackra, 1900s– acara, 1900s– accra, 1900s– akara Brit. /ˈakərə/, U.S. /ˈækərə/, West African English /ˈakara/, 1900s– akkra.
Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba àkàrà.
Etymology: < Yoruba àkàrà bean cake or its cognates in related African languages (e.g. Igbo akara, Efik akara).
1. West African and Caribbean. A ball-shaped fritter or sautéed patty of seasoned mashed beans, esp. black-eyed peas. In early use frequently in accra cake.
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1852 O. E. Vidal Vocab. Yoruba Lang. 23 Akara,..bread, cake, of which latter there are various kinds... Akara-fule, a soft cake made of white beans and the vegetable ọccrọ—Akara-ku, a hard cake made of beans, and used by warriors for provision in their war expeditions.]
1864 S. Crowther Gram. & Vocab. Nupe Lang. 189 Sunkara, to knead or make akara cake.
1893 C. Sullivan Jamaica Cookery Bk. v. 33 Ackra cakes. One quart of black-eye peas. Cold water. Fresh country pepper and a little cayenne.
1961 H. Higgs Bahamian Cook Bk. (ed. 7) 48 (heading) Acaras... Use dried blackeye peas—or lima beans.
1972 Sci. Amer. Nov. 131/1 The fad of the future..may well come to be West African akara: little balls of a spicy mixture of mashed beans with onion, crisply deep-fried.
1989 K. Gardnier Creole Vegetarian Cookery 58 (heading) Chick pea accra... This recipe is adapted from a West African dish using black-eyed peas.
2005 C. Snow Rustic Table 172 Crackly on the outside, moist and springy on the inside, African-born akara are known as accra in the French West Indies.
2. Caribbean. A fritter made with minced fish, esp. salt cod, and traditionally often served with fried bread.
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1919 Trinidad Guardian 18 Sept. 5 Some accra, float and fish valued at 18 cents.
1952 S. Selvon Brighter Sun ii. 24 The venders also sell bake—a kind of bread—and accra and float—a light bake, with saltfish fried in oil.
1976 Chicago Tribune 9 May iv. 19/4 Another popular creole dish is accra, a codfish fritter of heavy batter served with floats, a fried dough.
1992 Washington Times 5 Jan. e3/4 We'll learn to make Caribbean specialties, such as..accras (spicy cod fritters).
2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean Gloss. 261/1 Titiwi, tiny, transparent freshwater fish. Usually battered and fried as akkra because they're not substantial enough to serve solo.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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