okra

A noun referring to a tall tropical plant cultivated for its long, edible green pods, which are often used in soups and stews, or the pods themselves.

• 🇪🇸Planta tropical alta que se cultiva por sus vainas verdes alargadas y comestibles, a menudo usadas en sopas y guisos, o dichas vainas.

1. Edible Pod B1 formal culinary

   The long, green, beaked pods of the okra plant, which are edible and commonly used in cooking.

   • She added fresh okra to the gumbo for extra flavor.
   • The okra pods were sliced and fried for a crispy side dish.
   • Okra is often used in soups and stews for its thickening properties.

   🇪🇸Vaina de okra comestible

2. Plant B2 formal scientific

   A tall, coarse annual plant native to the Old World tropics, widely cultivated in the southern United States and West Indies for its long, mucilaginous green pods, which are used as a base for soups and stews.

   • The okra plant thrives in warm climates with plenty of sunlight.
   • Farmers in the southern US have grown okra for generations.
   • Okra is sometimes placed in the genus Hibiscus due to its botanical characteristics.

   🇪🇸Planta de okra

   Sinónimos: gumbo

3. Culinary Ingredient A2 informal culinary

   The long, mucilaginous green pods of the okra plant, which can be simmered or sautéed but are especially used in soups and stews.

   • Okra is a key ingredient in many Creole and Cajun dishes.
   • She simmered the okra with tomatoes and onions for a hearty stew.
   • Fried okra is a popular side dish in the American South.

   🇪🇸Quingombó (vaina comestible)

   Sinónimos: gumbo

• okras plural form
• okras' possessive plural form
• okra's possessive singular form