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oka
1[ oh-kuh ]
noun
- Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
- Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- a form unit of liquid measure, equal to about 1.33 U.S. liquid quarts (1.26 liters).
oka
2[ oh-kuh ]
noun
- oca.
Oka
3[ oh-kah; Russian uh-kah ]
noun
- 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/ ˈəʊə /
noun
- a brine-cured Canadian cheese
oka
2/ ˈəʊə; əʊk /
noun
- a unit of weight used in Turkey, equal to about 2.75 pounds or 1.24 kilograms
- a unit of liquid measure used in Turkey, equal to about 1.3 pints or 0.75 litres
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oka1
named after Oka, Quebec, where it is made at a monastery
Origin of oka2
C17: from Turkish ō粹, from Arabic ū羱ⲹ, probably from Greek ounkia; perhaps related to Latin uncia one twelfth; see ounce 1
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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.
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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.
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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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