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okara

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /əʊˈkɑːɹə/
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noun

Meaning 1

A food made from soybean pulp; a by-product of soy milk production.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tofu dregs

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Japanese 御(お)殻(から) (okara).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 雪花菜 (xuěhuācài) — food made from soybean pulp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 豆腐渣 (dòufuzhā) — food made from soybean pulp
  • Dutch: sojapulp — food made from soybean pulp
  • Finnish: okara — food made from soybean pulp
  • Galician: okara — food made from soybean pulp
  • German: Okara — food made from soybean pulp
  • Hungarian: okara — food made from soybean pulp
  • Japanese: おから (okara) — food made from soybean pulp
  • Japanese: 卯の花 (u no hana) — food made from soybean pulp
  • Portuguese: okara — food made from soybean pulp
  • Russian: ока́ра (okára) — food made from soybean pulp