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| o·kra [ ṓkrə ] (plural o·kra or o·kras) |
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1. pod used as vegetable: a green finger-length seed pod, cooked and eaten as a vegetable or used to thicken soups and stews
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2. plant with finger-shaped pods: a tall tropical plant that produces okra pods. Native to: Asia. Latin name Abelmoschus esculentus.
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3. food
Same as gumbo (sense 1)
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| [Early 18th century. Of West African origin, related to Igbo okuro] |
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