oka

¹

[ oh-kuh ]

noun

1. 1. Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
   2. Also called new oka. 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).

oka

²

[ oh-kuh ]

noun

1. oca.

Oka

³

[ 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.

Oka

¹

/ ˈəʊkə /

noun

1. a brine-cured Canadian cheese

oka

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of oka¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of oka¹

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

Origin of oka²

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