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Webster 1913 Edition


Ocra

O′cra

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
See
Okra
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ocra

O'CRA

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Noun.
A viscous vegetable substance in the West Indies, used in soups, &c.
It is obtained by boiling the green pods of the Hibiscus esculentus. also, the name of the plant itself.

Definition 2024


ocra

ocra

English

Noun

ocra (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of okra

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French

Pronunciation

Verb

ocra

  1. third-person singular past historic of ocrer

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra, pale yellow).

Noun

ocra f (plural ocre)

  1. ochre

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

ocra f (plural ocras)

  1. ochre (earth pigment containing silica, aluminium and ferric oxide)

Spanish

Etymology

From a West African language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈo̞kɾa/

Noun

ocra m (plural ocras)

  1. (El Salvador) okra

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