okro

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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.

Anagrams

Sranan Tongo

Okro

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

okro

  1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
    • 2002, “A dei di mi bron misrefi”, in SIL - Languages of Suriname‎:
      A ben de so taki wan dei mi mama ben bori okro.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Proverbs

Descendants

  • Aukan: okoo
  • → Kari'na: okoro

References

  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “okro”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
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