quiabo

Galician

Noun

quiabo m (plural quiabos)

1. okra (vegetable, Abelmoschus esculentus)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Kimbundu kingombo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈa.bu/ [kɪˈa.bu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkja.bu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈa.bu/ [kɪˈa.bu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkja.bu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈa.bo/ [kɪˈa.bo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkja.bo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkja.bu/ [ˈkja.βu]

• Rhymes: -abu
• Hyphenation: qui‧a‧bo

Noun

quiabo m (plural quiabos)

1. okra, Abelmoschus esculentus

   Synonym: quingombó

Derived terms

• quiabada
• quiabeiro