μπάμια

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بامیه (bamya)[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

μπάμια • (bámia) f (plural μπάμιες)

  1. okra, ladies' fingers, gumbo (vegetable and plant, Abelmoschus esculentus)
    Οι μπάμιες λαδερές ήταν νόστιμες.
    Oi bámies laderés ítan nóstimes.
    The okra cooked in olive oil was delicious.

Usage notes[edit]

For okra as a dish, the term is usually used in the plural, μπάμιες (bámies).

Declension[edit]

declension of μπάμια
case     \     number singular plural
nominative μπάμια • μπάμιες •
genitive μπάμιας • —
accusative μπάμια • μπάμιες •
vocative μπάμια • μπάμιες •

References[edit]

  1. ^ μπάμια - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1134a.

Further reading[edit]

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