accra

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/ˈækɹə/US/əˈkɹɑ/US/ˈæk.ɹə/

noun

A spicy fritter, originally from Ghana but now typically from Haiti.

OriginYoruba àkàrà →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

accra1

nounaccra (plural accras)

plural accras · alternative akra

  1. A spicy fritter, originally from Ghana but now typically from Haiti.

Accra2

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Ghana.
  2. metonymicallyThe Ghanaian government.

Origin

accra · noun

  1. Yorubaàkàrà
  2. Englishaccra

From Yoruba àkàrà or a neighboring West African language. Doublet of akara.

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Accra · proper noun

  1. Akannkran“ant”
  2. AkanNkran“Accra”
  3. EnglishAccra

Borrowed from Akan Nkran (“Accra”), from Akan nkran (“ant”), a reference to the numerous anthills seen in the countryside around Accra.

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Translations

Afrikaans Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Arabic أَكْرَا
  • أَكْرَا (ʔakrā)capital of Ghana
Basque Akkra
  • Akkracapital of Ghana
Bulgarian А́кра
  • А́кра (Ákra)capital of Ghana
Catalan Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Chinese Mandarin 阿克拉
  • 阿克拉 (Ākèlā)capital of Ghana
Czech Akkra
  • Akkracapital of Ghana
Danish Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Dutch Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Esperanto Akrao
  • Akraocapital of Ghana
Estonian Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Finnish Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
French Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
German Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Greek Άκκρα
  • Άκκρα (Ákkra)capital of Ghana
Hebrew אַקְרָה
  • אַקְרָה (akra)capital of Ghana
Hindi अक्रा
  • अक्रा (akrā)capital of Ghana
Hungarian Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Icelandic Akkra
  • Akkracapital of Ghana
Indonesian Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Irish Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Italian Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Japanese アクラ
  • アクラ (Akura)capital of Ghana
Korean 아크라
  • 아크라 (Akeura)capital of Ghana
Latin Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Latvian Akra
  • Akracapital of Ghana
Lithuanian Akra
  • Akracapital of Ghana
Malay Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Norwegian Bokmål Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Polish Akra
  • Akracapital of Ghana
Portuguese Acra, Accra
  • Acracapital of Ghana
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Romanian Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Russian А́ккра
  • А́ккра (Ákkra)capital of Ghana
Scottish Gaelic Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Slovak Akkra
  • Akkracapital of Ghana
Spanish Acra
  • Acracapital of Ghana
Swahili Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Swedish Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Tagalog Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana
Turkish Akra
  • Akracapital of Ghana
Ukrainian А́ккра
  • А́ккра (Ákkra)capital of Ghana
Vietnamese A-cra
  • A-cracapital of Ghana
Welsh Accra
  • Accracapital of Ghana

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with accra

awhapatoismornasangfroid
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Anagrams

Racca
Cite this entry
APA

accra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accra

MLA

“accra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accra. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accra.

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