Question

what was the origin of the vegetable name "lady's
finger"

Answer 1

Okra is the original name of the vegetable - "lady's finder". It is originally from Africa. In English , we call it as lady's fingers.

Answer 2

Okra is the name of the plant. It has west African, Ethiopian, South Asian origins. It is cultivated in tropical, sub tropical and Warm temperate regions.

The other name of this plant is lady's finger. The common name is lady's finger.

There are two reasons behind this.

1.) The vegetable is long and delicate like lady's finger. Thus, it was called lady's finger.

2.) The vegetable once was eaten as spongecake. The cake was cut in finger shape by the women in Victorian era. Thus, it got the name lady's finger.