オクラ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English okra. Sometimes mistaken as a native word.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) オクラ [òkúrá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

オクラ or おくら • (okura) 

1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), used as vegetable

   Synonyms: (rare) アメリカネリ (Amerika-neri), (quite uncommon) ガムボ (gamubo)