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PRONUNCIATION OF LADIES' FINGERS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LADIES' FINGERS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ladies' fingers is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LADIES' FINGERS

laddishness
lade
laden
lader
ladette
ladhood
ladies
ladies-in-waiting
ladies´ auxiliary
ladies´ gallery
ladies´ man
ladies´ room
ladies´-tresses
ladieswear
ladified
ladifies
ladify
Ladin
lading
ladino

WORDS THAT END LIKE LADIES' FINGERS

aggers
Angers
board of managers
burn one´s fingers
butterfingers
cross one´s fingers
dead fingers
dead man´s fingers
Diggers
green fingers
let slip through one´s fingers
preggers
Rodgers
Rogers
stick to someone´s fingers
taggers
Texas Rangers
the Diggers
the Tamil Tigers
youngers

Synonyms and antonyms of ladies' fingers in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ladies' fingers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LADIES' FINGERS

Find out the translation of ladies' fingers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ladies' fingers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ladies' fingers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

淑女的手指
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dedos de las señoras
570 millions of speakers

English

ladies´ fingers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

´महिलाओं उंगलियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أصابع السيدات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дамские пальчики
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dedos das senhoras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহিলা ´আঙ্গুলের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Les doigts de dames
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jari wanita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Damen Finger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

婦人の指
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

숙녀 ´ 손가락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Driji wanita
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngón tay phụ nữ ´
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண்கள் விரல்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महिला बोटांनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bayan parmakları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dita delle signore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

palce damskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дамські пальчики
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

degete pentru femei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δάχτυλα κυρίες »
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dames vingers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

damer fingrar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ladies ´ fingre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ladies' fingers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LADIES' FINGERS»

The term «ladies' fingers» is normally little used and occupies the 140.422 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LADIES' FINGERS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ladies' fingers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LADIES' FINGERS»

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1
The Thai Table: A Celebration of Culinary Treasures
When you choose ladies fingers (okra), bend the stalk a little. If it does not snap, the ladies finger is young and tender enough. Select the pale green ones without any blemishes. Chuchi refers to the use of lime peel. In this case, the kaffir lime ...
Terry Tan, 2008
2
Growing Up In A Nyonya Kitchen: Singapore Recipes from my Mother
Sambal Bendi Stir-fried Ladies' Fingers with Chilli Paste makes 4 to 6 servings 230 g or 8 ounces ladies' fingers (okra) 30 g or 1 ounce dried shrimps, soaked in hot water 140 g or 5 ounces shallots, peeled and cubed 60 g or 2 ounces dried ...
Sharon Wee, 2012
3
Delicious Bengali Dishes
250 grams tender and big ladies fingers, slitted. % tsp. panchphoron. 4 green chillies, slitted. A few sprigs coriander leaves. 1 large tomato, blanched and sliced. 1/z tsp. turmeric powder. 2 tblsps. ground mustard seeds. Salt and chilli powder ...
Aroona Reejhsinghani, 2013
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Eurasian Heritage Cooking
When fried this way, the ladies' fingers are not slimy but crunchy and flavourful. Use young ladies' fingers for this dish as they are more tender and less fibrous. Test by bending the tip of the ladies' finger. It should break off. Cooking oil 5 Tbsp  ...
Quentin Pereira, 2012
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The Family Magazine; Or Monthly Abstract of General ...
He had a large and a small Bohan boiled in the same vessel with some [which are called, not out of respect to the ladies surely,] ladies' fingers. He averred he could not tell the difference in taste between the Rohan and the ladies? fingers.
‎1839
6
Family Magazine: Or, Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge
He had a large and a small Rohan boiled in the same vessel with some [which are called, not out of respect to the ladies surely,] ladies' fingers. He averred he could not tell the difference in taste between the Rohan and the ladies' fingers.
‎1840
7
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The man went the next day and bought some more ladies' fingers, choosing carefully this time, and came home and showed them to this wife. The wife said, ' What have you bought? They are too tender to make the dish I had in mind.' The next ...
Nithyananda (Paramahamsa.), 2008
8
Sanjeev Kapoor's Khana Khazana: Celebration of Indian Cookery
Celebration of Indian Cookery Sanjeev Kapoor, Alyona Kapoor. 58 Ladies' fingers 400 gms Pomegranate seed powder .2 tblspus Onions 2 medium sized Garam masala powder '/2 tspn Red chilli powder 1 tspn Salt to taste Coriander powder ...
Sanjeev Kapoor, Alyona Kapoor, 2000
9
The Family Magazine
He had a large and a small Rohan boiled in the same vessel with some [which are called, not out of respect to the ladies surely,] ladies' fingers. He averred he could not tell the difference in taste between the Rohan and the ladies' fingers.
‎1840
10
Peranakan Heritage Cooking
Serves4–6 This dish of stir-fried ladies fingers (bendeh) is simple and versatile. It makes a tasty meal with plain rice. The ladies fingers can be replaced with aubergines (eggplants/brinjals) or even courgettes (zucchini). You can also prepare ...
Philip Chia, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LADIES' FINGERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ladies' fingers is used in the context of the following news items.
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Open For Business, Food News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
The Italian Yong Tau Foo ($10) is given an upmarket touch with grilled chillies, eggplant and ladies' fingers loaded with feta cheese and ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
2
Nothing hits the spot quite like Penang nasi kandar
... cubed beef, minced mutton, onion omelette and for vegetables, boiled bendi (ladies' fingers) that are usually served in fish curry and stir fried ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
3
Celebrating heritage with food that unites people
... Acheh mosque community knew how to cook “barmeah”, an Arab dish that means okra (ladies' fingers) and is synonymous with the mosque, ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jun 15»
4
DDA bulldozes farmers' fields, huts
... drive and suffered a loss of Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 with vegetables like cucumber, mint, spinach, ladies' fingers and radish being destroyed. «Times of India, Jun 15»
5
Reaping rich rewards from their field
Amaranth, ladies' fingers, and long beans were the vegetables harvested. They were also happy to see that the pumpkins, brinjals, bitter gourd, ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
6
Quick crossword No 14064
1,18 Dessert served in a long glass (13,5); 8 Belonging to us (3); 9 Nickname (9); 10 Tsars (8); 11 Ladies' fingers (4); 13 Goes after (6) ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
Profiteering much? Kayu Nasi Kandar in the soup again over RM20 …
Picture by Aishah Afandi GEORGE TOWN, May 26 — Five ladies' fingers for RM20? The Kayu Nasi Kandar restaurant in Bukit Jambul is in ... «Malay Mail Online, May 15»
8
Mark Reason: Black Caps can profit from bowling into Kevin …
The gangling Ishant Sharma, often about as menacing as ladies' fingers, blasted them out with bouncers. New Zealand will not need to be as ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
9
Fighting drought with group farming
These farmers have not only grown chilies and ladies' fingers but also exported it to Dubai and are now aiming to send it to Europe. Not lagging ... «The Asian Age, May 15»
10
Hit with profiteering charge
According to Aida, it was an offence for a company to make unreasonably high profits from the customers from the sales of the ladies' fingers ... «The Star Online, May 15»

REFERENCE
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