oka
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Definition of oka
9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(historical)A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
“Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).”
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noun
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(historical)A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
“Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).”
- A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.
- (Canada, uncountable)A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.
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- A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.
- A small village and suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- An ancient town in Bithynia, in modern Turkey.
- The capital city of Akoko South-West, Ondo, Nigeria.
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
- A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
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