oka

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[ oh-kuh ]

noun
    • Also called old oka . a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).

    • Also called new oka . a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.

  1. a form unit of liquid measure, equal to about 1.33 U.S. liquid quarts (1.26 liters).

Origin of oka

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

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Other definitions for oka (2 of 3)

oka2
[ oh-kuh ]

noun
  1. oca.

Other definitions for Oka (3 of 3)

Oka
[ oh-kah; Russian uh-kah ]

noun
  1. a river in the central Russian Federation in Europe, flowing NE to the Volga at Nizhni Novgorod. 950 miles (1,530 km) long.

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British Dictionary definitions for oka (1 of 2)

oka

oke (əʊk)

/ (ˈəʊkə) /


noun
  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

Origin of oka

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C17: from Turkish ōqah, from Arabic ūqiyah, probably from Greek ounkia; perhaps related to Latin uncia one twelfth; see ounce 1

British Dictionary definitions for Oka (2 of 2)

Oka

/ (ˈəʊkə) /


noun
  1. a brine-cured Canadian cheese

Origin of Oka

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named after Oka, Quebec, where it is made at a monastery

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