okra
/ˈɒkɹə/US/ˈoʊkɹə/
okra noun: the edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
Noun
okra (countable and uncountable, plural okras)
- The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
- ...as a food easy of digestion may well be admitted likewise the young Ocra an agreeable Food as well for the species as individual, dressed variously according to pleasure...1679, Thomas Trapham, A Discourse of the State of Health in the Island of Jamaica..., pages 59–60
- Select young okra, wash thoroughly, remove the stems, and wipe the okra dry.1940, Farmers' Bulletin, number 232, page 7
- Synonyms:
- ladies' fingers
- The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.
- Ocra, this has a round green stem, which rises straight up to ten or twelve foot high.1707, Hans Sloane, A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados..., volume I, page 222
- Okra does not do well in tight, waterlogged soils, but will tolerate a soil pH range of from 6.0 to 7.5.1989, Ib Libner Nonnecke, Vegetable Production, page 610
okra meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
okra in Hindi
- A. esculentus
- भिंडी bhiṇḍī
- edible capsules of A. esculentus
- भिंडी bhiṇḍī
okra in Tamil
- A. esculentus
- வெண்டை veṇṭai
- edible capsules of A. esculentus
- வெண்டைக்காய் veṇṭaikkāy, வெண்டை veṇṭai
okra in Marathi
- A. esculentus
- भेंडी bheṇḍī
- edible capsules of A. esculentus
- भेंडी bheṇḍī
okra in Urdu
- A. esculentus
- بھنڈی bhiṇḍi
More languagesFewer languages
- okra in Bengali
- ঢেঁড়স ḍhẽṛoś
- okra in Telugu
- బెండ beṇḍa, బెండకాయ beṇḍakāya
- okra in Malayalam
- വെണ്ട veṇṭa, വെണ്ടക്ക veṇṭakka, വെണ്ടക്കായ് veṇṭakkāyŭ
- okra in Kannada
- ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ beṇḍekāyi
- okra in Punjabi
- ਭਿੰਡੀ bhiṇḍī
- okra in Gujarati
- ભીંડો bhī̃ḍo
- okra in Odia
- ଭେଣ୍ଡି bheṇḍi
- okra in Sanskrit
- भिण्डा bhiṇḍā
- okra in Sinhala
- බණ්ඩක්කා baṇḍakkā
- okra in Assamese
- ভেন্দি bhendi
- okra in Nepali
- भिण्डी bhiṇḍī
- okra in Pashto
- بېنډۍ
- okra in Tagalog
- okra
- okra in Arabic
- بَامِيَة bāmiya, بَامْيَة bāmya, بَامْيَا bāmyā
- okra in Malay
- bendi
- okra in Persian
- بامیه
- okra in Thai
- กระเจี๊ยบ grà-jíiap, กระเจี๊ยบมอญ grà-jíiap-mɔɔn, กระเจี๊ยบเขียว
- okra in Vietnamese
- mướp tây, đậu bắp
- okra in Myanmar
- ရုံးပတီ rum:pa.ti, ရုံးပတီသီး rum:pa.tisi:
- Sindhi
- भींडी, ڀِينڊيِ bhī̃ḍyi
- Dhivehi
- ބާމިޔާ bāmiyā
Examples of okra in a sentence
- 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.1997, Lisette Verlander et al., The Cookin' Cajun Cooking School Cookbook, page 25:
- I hated cooking okra because it was so slimy when you first start.2006, Francis N. Wiltz, In the Kitchen with Papa Wiltz, page 1:
- We planted some truck crops like watermelons and okra, which was risky.2011, Leon Neel et al., The Art of Managing Longleaf: A Personal History of the Stoddard-Neel Approach, page 36:
Synonyms of okra
Forms of okra
| plural | okras |
|---|---|
| alternative Southern US vernacular | okry |
| alternative form (obsolete) | occra |
| alternative form (obsolete) | occro |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ochra |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ochre |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ochro |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ochroe |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ockro |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ocra |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ocre |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ocro |
| alternative form (obsolete) | okero |
| alternative form (obsolete) | okree |
| alternative form (obsolete) | okro |
| alternative form (obsolete) | okwa |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ookroo |
Origin of okra
From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”).
Words formed from okra
- African okra
- autumnal okra
- bun okra
- bush okra
- Chinese okra
- Indian okra
- musk okra
- Okra mosaic virus
- okratini
- ornamental okra
- West African okra
- wild okra
- Yorka okra
Questions about okra
- What does okra mean?
- Okra means the edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
- What is okra in Hindi?
- Okra in Hindi is भिंडी (bhiṇḍī). See Okra meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use okra in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is okra?
- Okra is a noun.
- How do you pronounce okra?
- Okra is pronounced /ˈɒkɹə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of okra?
- The plural of okra is okras.
Words near okra in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: okra (page history and authors); भिण्डा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). 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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