オクラ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English okra. Sometimes mistaken as a native word.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) オクラ [òkúrá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

オクラ or おくら • (okura) 

  1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), used as vegetable
    Synonyms: (rare) アメリカネリ (Amerika-neri), (quite uncommon) ガムボ (gamubo)
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