okro

English

Noun

okro (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of okra.
    • 1965, Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God, Penguin Classics (2010), page 213:
      Ojinika seemed to have forgotten all about her and was engrossed in arranging her okro in little lots on the mat.

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Okro

Etymology

Maybe from English ochroe (alternative form of "okra" in the Caribbean).

Noun

okro

  1. okra
    • 2002, “A dei di mi bron misrefi”, in SIL - Languages of Suriname‎:
      A ben de so taki wan dei mi mama ben bori okro.
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