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