ocra
See also: Ocra
English
Noun
ocra (countable and uncountable, plural ocras)
- (obsolete) Alternative spelling of okra.
- 1679, Thomas Trapham, A Discourse of the State of Health in the Island of Jamaica..., pp. 59–60:
- ...as a food easy of digestion may well be admitted likewise the young Ocra an agreeable Food as well for the species as individual, dressed variously according to pleasure...
- 1707, Hans Sloane, A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados..., Vol. I, p. 222:
- Ocra, this has a round green stem, which rises straight up to ten or twelve foot high.
- 1679, Thomas Trapham, A Discourse of the State of Health in the Island of Jamaica..., pp. 59–60:
References
- “okra, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
French
Italian
Etymology
From Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra, “pale yellow”).
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Spanish
Etymology
From a West African language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈokɾa/
Synonyms
Further reading
- “ocra” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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