Okra

Okra or Okro (US /ˈoʊkrə/ or UK /ˈɒkrə/; Abelmoschus esculentus Moench), known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers, bhendi, bhindi, bamia, ochro or gumbo, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of West African, Ethiopian, and South Asian origins. The plant is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world.

Vernacular names in English-speaking nations

The name okra is most often used in the UK, United States and the Philippines, with a variant pronunciation in Caribbean English and Nigeria of okro. The word okra is from the Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀. The plant and its seed pods are also known as "lady's fingers". In various Bantu languages, okra is called (ki)ngombo or a variant, and this is possibly the origin of the name "gumbo", used in parts of the United States and the English-speaking Caribbean. In much of South Asia, it is called by some variant of bhindi, a name also heard in the United Kingdom, but people in Bengal call it ঢ্যাঁড়স, dharosh (Ḍhyām̐ṛasa ).

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Okra (disambiguation)

Okra may refer to:

  • Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), a flowering plant valued for its edible seed pods
  • Okra soup
  • Other plants known as "okra"
  • "Bush okra", also known as Mulukhiyah
  • Chinese okra, also known as Luffa
  • West African okra, aka Abelmoschus caillei
  • Okra, the name in antiquity of Nanos (plateau) in Slovenia

    • See also

  • Okara (disambiguation)
  • Okura
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