oka

¹ American  

[oh-kuh] / ˈoʊ kə /

noun

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

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

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

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oka ² American  

[oh-kuh] / ˈoʊ kə /

noun

1. oca.

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Oka ³ American  

[oh-kah, uh-kah] / oʊˈkɑ, ʌˈkɑ /

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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oka ¹ British  

/ ˈəʊkə, əʊk /

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

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Oka ² British  

/ ˈəʊkə /

noun

1. a brine-cured Canadian cheese

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Etymology

Origin of oka

1615–25; < Italian occa < Turkish okka < Arabic (compare ūquiyya ) < Greek ounkíā; cognate with Latin uncia; ounce ¹

Example Sentences

Dr. Rostafinski called the large open meshes of the net 'oka', eyes; lumina let us say! quite uniform they are in 9 and 10, much less so in 8.

From Project Gutenberg

The copper is so much per oka, the workmanship so much; every article is weighed by a sworn weigher and a ticket sent with it. 

From Project Gutenberg

We bought an oka of excellent cherries, which we were cruel enough to taste in the streets, before the hungry eyes of the suffering merchants.

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