oka

[oh-kuh]

o·ka

1[oh-kuh]
noun
1.
a unit of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 23/4 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
2.
a unit of liquid measure, equal to about 11/3 U.S. liquid quarts (1.26 liters).
Also, oke.


Origin:
1615–25; < Italian occa < Turkish okka < Arabic (compare ūquiyya) < Greek ounkíā; cognate with Latin uncia; see ounce1

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Oka is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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o·ka

2[oh-kuh]
noun

O·ka

[oh-kah; Russ. uh-kah]
noun
a river in the central Russian Federation in Europe, flowing NE to the Volga at Nizhni Novgorod. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
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oka or oke (ˈəʊkə, əʊk)
 
n
1.  a unit of weight used in Turkey, equal to about 2.75 pounds or 1.24 kilograms
2.  a unit of liquid measure used in Turkey, equal to about 1.3 pints or 0.75 litres
 
[C17: from Turkish ōqah, from Arabic ūqiyah, probably from Greek ounkia; perhaps related to Latin uncia one twelfth; see ounce1]
 
oke or oke
 
n
 
[C17: from Turkish ōqah, from Arabic ūqiyah, probably from Greek ounkia; perhaps related to Latin uncia one twelfth; see ounce1]

Oka (ˈəʊkə)
 
n
a brine-cured Canadian cheese
 
[named after Oka, Quebec, where it is made at a monastery]

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