noun
okra
OK-ruh
noun
1
A green, ridged vegetable pod eaten cooked, known for its sticky texture when cut and used to thicken stews.
"She fried the okra with cornmeal and onions."
"Okra is a key ingredient in gumbo."
How to Use Okra
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA green vegetable pod, popular in Southern US, West African, and South Asian cooking, famous for going slimy when cooked.
Common pairings
fried okra
okra and tomatoes
a pod of okra
Word Forms
okras plural
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Etymology
Traces back to a West African language, likely Igbo, and arrived in English via the transatlantic slave trade, alongside the plant itself.