DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
okra
/'oʊkrə/ · oʊkrə
Okra has 2 syllables: o · kra.
o
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kra
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noun. Long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews.
noun. Tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus.
noun. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
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