okra
pronunciation
How to pronounce okra in British English:
UK [ˈəʊkrə]
How to pronounce okra in American English:
US [ˈoʊkrə]
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- Noun:
- long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
- tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
- long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
Word Origin
- okra (n.)
- 1670s, from a West African language (compare Akan nkruma "okra").
Example
- 1. When in the south , eat okra .
- 2. Granted , okra isn 't just used in southern creole-inspired food .
- 3. She lives in pennsylvania with her organic hamster , okra , and tomato farm .
- 4. Other tasty concoctions include okra soup with dried shrimp and spinach , and melon-seed soup with crayfish .
- 5. Indian , middle eastern , caribbbean , and north african cuisines also incorporate okra in plenty of thick stews .