okra
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- noun
- /ˈoʊkərə/
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okra
- Intrigued by an unknown vegetable, okra, she asks the store owner how to cook it.
- okra and potatoes
Well, the drink involves like, soaking up cut pieces of okra.
- Well, the drink involves like, soaking up cut pieces of okra.
- So you have your okra, meaning the okra, and then that's it down.
- Just a, a bunch of miscellaneous seeds, okra even that's in there as well.
- You come over this Christmas, Rice Mitchell's okra, man.
Examples
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We plant four seasonal gardens: peas, beans, corn, okra, tomatoes, and potatoes.
Academic text (2008) -
One day he was making a preparation from okra, also known as lady's finger in some parts of the world.
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Fried chicken and okra on the first night?
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And I'd go to the garden and help her cut okra and cook.
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Every afternoon, on her break, she gets a dish of stewed okra from the hotel kitchen.
Fiction book (2000) -
There was fried okra, big thick pieces of fried ham, cornbread, sliced tomatoes, and white corn.
Fiction book (1993) -
When dipped in the rice-based coating, the okra absorbed 50 percent less oil than when coated with a traditional wheat batter.
Academic text (2006) -
Calcium-rich foods include: green beans, cauliflower, oranges, black beans, chickpeas, okra, broccoli, cabbage, almonds, and hazelnuts.
Blog text (12) -
She cooked a delicious gumbo with fresh okra and spices.
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To prepare the dish, I sliced the okra and added it to the pot.
Synonyms
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5.6
A plant with long green pods that people eat as a vegetable
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7.5
A green vegetable with long edible seed pods used in Indian cooking
A tall plant that makes green edible pods called okra used in cooking
A tall plant grown for its edible green pods called okra
A tall plant in warm climates that makes edible green pods for cooking
A vegetable plant that makes long green pods used in soups and stews, also called okra
A long green vegetable also called okra used in cooking
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Etymology
Okra comes from West Africa, where people used a similar name for the same long green pod, and African people and traders brought both the plant and its name to the Americas. You can also see the link in the word gumbo, a 'stew' often thickened with okra, so the origin explains why okra means this vegetable today.