Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name in India of the okra or gumbo. See bandaka and okra.

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  • noun India, cookery okra

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Examples

  • As she swept around the corner in an immaculate electric blue sari trimmed with gold and a jewelled bhindi, she looked somewhat incongruous, like a Bollywood starlet on an extremely authentic set where the art director had been given a lot of time and money.

    Ashley Jensen: Ashley Jensen's Save the Children Diary - Delhi, India, September 2011 Ashley Jensen 2011

  • As she swept around the corner in an immaculate electric blue sari trimmed with gold and a jewelled bhindi, she looked somewhat incongruous, like a Bollywood starlet on an extremely authentic set where the art director had been given a lot of time and money.

    Ashley Jensen: Ashley Jensen's Save the Children Diary - Delhi, India, September 2011 Ashley Jensen 2011

  • Vegetarian dishes include bhindi masala (okra), chickpeas and lentils ($5.25).

    Where Kebabs Are King Anusha Shrivastava 2011

  • These fragments are revealing: Look closely at a tiny figure of Aphrodite and you can see a bhindi, a beauty spot or mark of caste, on her forehead.

    Afghanistan's Golden Legacy Paul Levy 2011

  • Nick Brandreth for The Wall Street Journal Though the emphasis is clearly on non-vegetarian food, there are some vegetarian options, including the bhindi masala or chickpeas and lentils.

    Kebab Lunch 2011

  • Superlake in Ajijic (San Antonio actually) sells an Indian seasoning package for green vegetables called "bhindi masala" that is wonderful with nopales.

    nopales 2008

  • Superlake in Ajijic (San Antonio actually) sells an Indian seasoning package for green vegetables called "bhindi masala" that is wonderful with nopales.

    nopales 2008

  • Superlake in Ajijic (San Antonio actually) sells an Indian seasoning package for green vegetables called "bhindi masala" that is wonderful with nopales.

    nopales 2008

  • Superlake in Ajijic (San Antonio actually) sells an Indian seasoning package for green vegetables called "bhindi masala" that is wonderful with nopales.

    nopales 2008

  • I served this simple and delicious spinach-corn with rice and bhindi ni kadhi from Coffee.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Nupur 2008

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