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)
- 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
References
[edit]- ^ μπάμια - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1134a.
Further reading
[edit]- μπάμια on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el