Where does “okra” come from?

okra (Cebuano) comes from English okra, from Igbo ọkụrụ.

okra (Cebuano): okra; the pods of this plant

Definitions

  1. okra; the pods of this plant

Ancestry of “okra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishokraThe edible immature mucilaginous seed pod of the...
2Igboọkụrụ—
Every word from Igbo ọkụrụ →Every word from English okra →
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