oka

[ oh-kuh ]

/ ˈoʊ kə /

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.

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

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Also oke.

Origin of oka

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

Words nearby oka

ojibwa, ojibway, ojo caliente, ojt, ok, oka, okanagan, okanagan lake, okapi, okavango, okay

Definition for oka (2 of 4)

oka²

[ oh-kuh ]

/ ˈoʊ kə /

noun

oca.

Definition for oka (3 of 4)

Oka

[ oh-kah; Russian uh-kah ]

/ oʊˈkɑ; Russian ʌˈkɑ /

noun

a river in the central Russian Federation in Europe, flowing NE to the Volga at Nizhni Novgorod. 950 miles (1530 km) long.

Definition for oka (4 of 4)

oca

or o·ka

[ oh-kuh ]

/ ˈoʊ kə /

noun

a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.

a tuber of this plant.

Origin of oca

1595–1605; < Spanish < Quechua oqa

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Example sentences from the Web for oka

And up there on a small ledge Oka Sayye came down directly above us.
Her Father's Daughter|Gene Stratton-Porter
Nigni Novgorod, where the Oka empties into the Volga, was as usual the appointed place of rendezvous.
The Empire of Russia|John S. C. Abbott
Oka has described the development from the statoblast of the allied Japanese species.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale
The Oka joins the Volga at Nijni, and the town is situated on a high peninsula between the two rivers.
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,|Alexander Michie

I lived at Riasan with my father, aunt and cousin, in a little wooden house not far from the banks of the Oka.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVII. No. 101. May, 1876.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for oka (1 of 3)

oka

oke (əʊk)

/ (ˈəʊkə) /

noun

a unit of weight used in Turkey, equal to about 2.75 pounds or 1.24 kilograms

a unit of liquid measure used in Turkey, equal to about 1.3 pints or 0.75 litres

Word Origin for oka

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 3)

Oka

/ (ˈəʊkə) /

noun

a brine-cured Canadian cheese

Word Origin for Oka

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

British Dictionary definitions for oka (3 of 3)

oca

/ (ˈəʊkə) /

noun

any of various South American herbaceous plants of the genus Oxalis, cultivated for their edible tubers: family Oxalidaceae

Word Origin for oca

C20: via Spanish from Quechua okka

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