okra

Other forms of okra

plural

okras·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about okra

What does okra mean?

okra means "long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in okra?

okra has 2 syllables: o-kra. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈoʊkɹə/.

What is another word for okra?

Close synonyms include gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is okra a common word?

okra is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.