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accra

/ˈækɹə/US/əˈkɹɑ/

accra noun: a spicy fritter, originally from Ghana but now typically from Haiti.

Noun

accra (plural accras)

  1. A spicy fritter, originally from Ghana but now typically from Haiti.

Proper noun capitalized: Accra

Accra

  1. The capital city of Ghana.
  2. (metonymically) The Ghanaian government.

accra meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

accra in Hindi

अकरा, अक्रा

accra in Marathi

अक्रा

accra in Urdu

اکرا

accra in Bengali

আক্রা
More languagesFewer languages
accra in Telugu
అక్రా
accra in Malayalam
അക്രാ
accra in Kannada
ಅಕ್ರಾ
accra in Gujarati
અક્રા
accra in Odia
ଆକ୍ରା, ଅକ୍ରା
accra in Nepali
अक्रा

Forms of accra

pluralaccras
alternative formakra

Origin of accra

From Yoruba àkàrà or a neighboring West African language. Doublet of akara.

Borrowed from Akan Nkran (“Accra”), from Akan nkran (“ant”), a reference to the numerous anthills seen in the countryside around Accra.

Words formed from accra

Words that rhyme with accra

Questions about accra

What does accra mean?
Accra means a spicy fritter, originally from Ghana but now typically from Haiti.
What is accra in Hindi?
Accra in Hindi is अकरा, अक्रा. See Accra meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is accra?
Accra can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce accra?
Accra is pronounced /ˈækɹə/.
What is the plural of accra?
The plural of accra is accras.

Words near accra in the dictionary

  1. ACCP
  2. ACCPDS
  3. ACCPN
  4. accpt.
  5. accpts.
  6. accra
  7. accras
  8. accrd
  9. accrease
  10. accreased
  11. accreases

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Adapted from Wiktionary: accra (page history and authors); Accra (page history and authors); accra (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accra (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accra (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accra (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accra (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accra (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accra (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accra (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accra (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accra (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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