"ladyfinger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ladyfingers [plural]
Etymology: lady + finger Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lady|finger}} lady + finger Head templates: {{en-noun}} ladyfinger (plural ladyfingers)
  1. A small sponge cake, shaped approximately like a finger. Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Categories (lifeform): Banana cultivars, Zingiberales order plants Synonyms (small sponge cake): lady's finger, savoiardi biscuit, sponge finger Translations (small sponge cake): бишкота (biškota) [feminine] (Bulgarian), melindro [masculine] (Catalan), piškot [inanimate, masculine] (Czech), lange vinger (Dutch), fingreto (Esperanto), savoja biskvito (Esperanto), fingrobiskvito (Esperanto), kissankieli (Finnish), boudoir (French), Katzenzunge (German), Löffelbiskuit (German), Biskotte (German), babapiskóta (Hungarian), savoiardo (Italian), pișcot [neuter] (Romanian), пишкота [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), bizcocho de soletilla (Spanish), soleta (Spanish), bruwas (Tagalog), kedidili (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ladyfinger-en-noun-Dz3c0Ddw Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 44 2 13 41 Disambiguation of Banana cultivars: 36 12 15 37 Disambiguation of Zingiberales order plants: 58 4 34 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 1 21 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 2 25 3 Disambiguation of 'small sponge cake': 92 2 4 2 Disambiguation of 'small sponge cake': 92 2 4 2
  2. A type of small banana. Categories (lifeform): Banana cultivars
    Sense id: en-ladyfinger-en-noun-4Z1Y3W7G Disambiguation of Banana cultivars: 36 12 15 37
  3. Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules. Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Categories (lifeform): Banana cultivars Synonyms: okra [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-ladyfinger-en-noun-dI~oF~V3 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 44 2 13 41 Disambiguation of Banana cultivars: 36 12 15 37
  4. A variety of small firecracker. Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Categories (lifeform): Banana cultivars Translations (type of small firecracker): papatti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ladyfinger-en-noun-ydzwva0O Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 44 2 13 41 Disambiguation of Banana cultivars: 36 12 15 37 Disambiguation of 'type of small firecracker': 7 16 1 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ladyfinger cactus Related terms: ladies' fingers

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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