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- Igbo · derived fromọ́kụ̀rụ̀
- English todayokra
From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
okra
Today it means: The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. Full definition →
Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀