okra

okra
okra (n.) 1670s, from a West African language (Cf. Akan nkruma "okra").

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Synonyms:
(Abelmoschus esculentus)


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  • Okra — Früchte der Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Systematik Eurosiden II Ordnung: Malvenartige (Malvales) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Okra — O kra, n. 1. (Bot.) An annual plant ({Abelmoschus esculentus} syn. {Hibiscus esculentus}), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo. [Written also {ocra} and {ochra}.] [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • okra — ● okra nom masculin Synonyme de gombo. ● okra (synonymes) nom masculin Synonymes : gombo …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Okra — Okra, s. Abelmoschus …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Okra — Okra, s. Hibiscus …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Okra — Okra* die; , s <aus einer westafrik. Sprache> längliche Frucht einer Eibischart …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • okra — ȍkra ž DEFINICIJA min. mješavina gline s hidroksidom željeza, crveno obojena, upotrebljava se kao boja ETIMOLOGIJA grč. ōkhrós: blijed, žut …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • okra — ► NOUN ▪ the long ridged seed pods of a tropical plant of the mallow family, eaten as a vegetable. ORIGIN a West African word …   English terms dictionary

  • okra — [ō′krə] n. [< WAfr name] 1. a tall annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) of the mallow family, grown for its slender, ribbed, sticky, green pods 2. the pods, used as a cooked vegetable and in soups, stews, etc. 3. GUMBO (sense 2) …   English World dictionary

  • Okra — Abelmoschus esculentus Okra flower bud and immature seed pod Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

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