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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/ ˈəʊkə /
noun
- a brine-cured Canadian cheese
oka
2/ ˈəʊkə; 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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of oka1
Origin of oka2
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.
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.
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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