okra

[ oh-kruh ]

/ ˈoʊ krə /

noun

a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.

the pods, used in soups, stews, etc.

a dish made with the pods.

Also called gumbo.

Origin of okra

First recorded in 1670–80; said to be of West African origin, though precise source unknown; compare Igbo ókùrù okra

Words nearby okra

Oklahoman, okle-dokle, Okmulgee, okoume, Okovango, okra, Okri, okta, OKT cell, Oktoberfest, Okuninushi

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Example sentences from the Web for okra

We played there endlessly, and Mama planted a garden of greens, okra and peppers.
My Vanished Liberia|Leymah Gbowee|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A West African native, okra is one of the stranger vegetables to make its way into regional American cuisine.
The Perfect Okra|Cookstr.com|February 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But okra is not just a vegetable of West Africa and North America.
The Perfect Okra|Cookstr.com|February 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
OKRA is a fruit vegetable consisting of a green pod that is several inches long, pointed at one end, and filled with seeds.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Certain commodities were very scarce Rebecca remembers drinking coffee made of okra seed, that had been dried and parched.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
The same conditions that will produce good cotton or corn will be found suitable for the production of okra.
The Vegetable Garden|Anonymous
Baby, dey plant patches of okra en parch dat en make what coffee dey have.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 1|Various
In chicken broth the same quantity of okra pods, used for thickening instead of tomatoes, forms a chicken gumbo soup.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)|Mrs. F.L. Gillette

British Dictionary definitions for okra

okra

/ (ˈəʊkrə) /

noun

Also called: ladies' fingers an annual malvaceous plant, Hibiscus esculentus, of the Old World tropics, with yellow-and-red flowers and edible oblong sticky green pods

the pod of this plant, eaten in soups, stews, etcSee also gumbo (def. 1)

Word Origin for okra

C18: of W African origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	okra
释义	okra [ oh-kruh ] / ˈoʊ krə / noun a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods. the pods, used in soups, stews, etc. a dish made with the pods. Also called gumbo. Origin of okra First recorded in 1670–80; said to be of West African origin, though precise source unknown; compare Igbo ókùrù okra Words nearby okra Oklahoman, okle-dokle, Okmulgee, okoume, Okovango, okra, Okri, okta, OKT cell, Oktoberfest, Okuninushi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for okra We played there endlessly, and Mama planted a garden of greens, okra and peppers. My Vanished Liberia\|Leymah Gbowee\|October 7, 2011\|DAILY BEAST A West African native, okra is one of the stranger vegetables to make its way into regional American cuisine. The Perfect Okra\|Cookstr.com\|February 16, 2010\|DAILY BEAST But okra is not just a vegetable of West Africa and North America. The Perfect Okra\|Cookstr.com\|February 16, 2010\|DAILY BEAST OKRA is a fruit vegetable consisting of a green pod that is several inches long, pointed at one end, and filled with seeds. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2\|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences Certain commodities were very scarce Rebecca remembers drinking coffee made of okra seed, that had been dried and parched. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States\|Work Projects Administration The same conditions that will produce good cotton or corn will be found suitable for the production of okra. The Vegetable Garden\|Anonymous Baby, dey plant patches of okra en parch dat en make what coffee dey have. Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 1\|Various In chicken broth the same quantity of okra pods, used for thickening instead of tomatoes, forms a chicken gumbo soup. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)\|Mrs. F.L. Gillette British Dictionary definitions for okra okra / (ˈəʊkrə) / noun Also called: ladies' fingers an annual malvaceous plant, Hibiscus esculentus, of the Old World tropics, with yellow-and-red flowers and edible oblong sticky green pods the pod of this plant, eaten in soups, stews, etcSee also gumbo (def. 1) Word Origin for okra C18: of W African origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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