oka

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
7
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ˈɒkə/

Definition of oka

9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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

  1. (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 ℔).”
  2. A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.
  3. (Canada, uncountable)A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.

name

  1. A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.
  2. A small village and suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  3. An ancient town in Bithynia, in modern Turkey.
  4. The capital city of Akoko South-West, Ondo, Nigeria.
  5. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.

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Etymology

From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

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