okra
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++o·kra /ˈɒkrə, ˈəʊ- $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [uncountable] DFa green vegetable used in cooking, especially in Asia and the southern US 秋葵(荚)〔尤在亚洲和美国南部用于烹调的一种绿色蔬菜〕 →5 see picture at 见图 vegetable1
Examples from the Corpus
okra• Now star fruit and okra jostle root ginger and mangoes on supermarket shelves.• Fry the onions, celery, peppers and okra for about 10 minutes until soft. 2.• Add stock, wine, tomatoes and okra.• Glumly, he began to pull out okra and edenwort.• Plant okra outside in May once the soil is warm.• He turned the oven on to 250 and put the okra and the edenwort on to a low heat.• A friend from Alabama never made chili without okra, and her chili was legendary.Origin okra (1700-1800) From a West African languageo·kra nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a the green used vegetable Asia cooking, in in especially and
okra
o‧kra /ˈɒkrə, ˈəʊ- $ ˈoʊ-/
noun [uncountable]
o‧kra /ˈɒkrə, ˈəʊ- $ ˈoʊ-/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1700-1800
Origin: From a West African language
a green vegetable used in cooking, especially in Asia and the southern US
Origin: From a West African language
