English

An okra plant

Okra pods

Noun

okra ‎(countable and uncountable, plural okras)

1. The annual plant, Abelmoschus esculentus, possibly of Ethiopian origin, grown for its edible pods; the pods of the plant.
   • 1989, Ib Libner Nonnecke, Vegetable Production, page 610,

     Okra does not do well in tight, waterlogged soils, but will tolerate a soil pH range of from 6.0 to 7.5.

   • 2006, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council, Lost Crops of Africa, Volume II: Vegetables, page 298,

     Okras with red calyxes are known and should be tested for the possibility of producing a counterpart.

   • 2011, Leon Neel, Paul S. Sutter, Albert G. Way, The Art of Managing Longleaf: A Personal History of the Stoddard-Neel Approach, page 36,

     We planted some truck crops like watermelons and okra, which was risky.

2. The edible pods of the plant.
   • 1940, Farmers' Bulletin, Issue 232, page 7,

     Select young okra, wash thoroughly, remove the stems, and wipe the okra dry.

   • 1997, Lisette Verlander, Susan Murphy, The Cookin' Cajun Cooking School Cookbook, page 25,

     Wash and dry okra, remove stems, and slice in one-inch rounds. (If using frozen okra, do not wash.) Heat two tablespoons oil in a heavy saucepan other than black iron. Saute okra in oil and vinegar, stirring often until ropiness is gone.

   • 2006, Francis N. Wiltz, In the Kitchen with Papa Wiltz: Favorite Cajun-Creole and Mexican-American Recipes, page 1,

     I hated cooking okra because it was so slimy when you first start.

Synonyms

• (Abelmoschus esculentus): gumbo, ladies' fingers

Translations

See also

• Abelmoschus esculentus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• okra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• kora

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ok‧ra

Etymology 1

Adjective

okra

1. ochre (having a yellow-orange colour)

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Synonyms

• okrankeltainen
• okranvärinen

Noun

okra

1. ochre (pigment)
2. ochre (color)

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Usage notes

The pigment is usually called keltamulta when used as pigment for house paints, whereas artists and archaeologists seem to prefer okra.

Synonyms

• (pigment): keltamulta
• (color): okrankeltainen, okranväri, okraväri

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

okra

1. okra

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Anagrams

• rako

Hungarian

Etymology

ok +‎ -ra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈokrɒ]
• Hyphenation: ok‧ra

Noun

okra

1. sublative singular of ok

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːkra/
• Rhymes: -ɔːkra

Verb

okra ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative okraði, supine okrað)

1. (intransitive) to practice usury

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Anagrams

• orka