okra

noun

\ ˈō-krə

, Southern also -krē \

Definition of okra

1 : a tall annual herb (Abelmoschus esculentus) of the mallow family that is cultivated for its mucilaginous green pods used especially in soups or stews also : the pods of this plant

2 : gumbo entry 1 sense 1

Examples of okra in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The first year was a five-course, sit-down dinner flanked with elaborate starters and sides: a Phan collage of watermelon, okra, amaranth tempura and smoked fig; Barrett’s kale, chard and mustard greens with pistachios in an avocado-lime sauce. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2021 Take off with shrimp ceviche, fried plantains or cassava root gnocchi with summer squash, corn and okra in a chipotle brown butter hollandaise. — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2021 So tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, peppers, eggplants, squash, okra and so on are all fruits. — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2021 Prepared with cornmeal, okra, salt, and butter, its mildness is a perfect complement to the flavorful fish. — Anquanette Gaspard, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2021 That’s why the okra soup that the culinary historian Michael W. Twitty cooked over a fire near a slave cabin on a plantation in South Carolina was by far Mr. Williams’s favorite dish in the series. — New York Times, 17 May 2021 But as the show has told us before, okra is a resilient plant. — Steffan Triplett, Vulture, 17 May 2021 Add the sausage, shrimp, okra, bay leaves and thyme to the pot and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 May 2021 Until this April, when four more okra suddenly sprouted up. — Xian Horn, Forbes, 7 May 2021

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