Where does “okra” come from?

Okra comes from Igbo ọkụrụ, a plant name of uncertain ultimate origin.

okra (English): The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod of the...

Definitions

  1. The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod of the...

Ancestry of “okra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Igboọkụrụ—

Words derived from “okra”

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