oka

O·ka

 (ō-kä′)

A river, about 1,500 km (930 mi) long, of western Russia flowing north, east, and northeast to join the Volga River near Nizhny Novgorod.

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oka

(ˈəʊkə) or

oke

n

1. (Units) a unit of weight used in Turkey, equal to about 2.75 pounds or 1.24 kilograms

2. (Units) a unit of liquid measure used in Turkey, equal to about 1.3 pints or 0.75 litres

[C17: from Turkish ōqah, from Arabic ūqiyah, probably from Greek ounkia; perhaps related to Latin uncia one twelfth; see ounce¹]

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Oka

(ˈəʊkə)

n

(Cookery) a brine-cured Canadian cheese

[named after Oka, Quebec, where it is made at a monastery]

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o•ka¹

(ˈoʊ kə)

also oke

n., pl. o•kas.

1. a unit of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2¾ pounds (1.25 kilograms).

2. a unit of liquid measure, equal to about 1? U.S. liquid quarts (1.26 liters).

[1615–25; < Italian occa < Turkish okka < Arabic (compare ūquiyya) < Greek ounkíā, c. Latin uncia; see ounce¹]

o•ka²

(ˈoʊ kə)

n., pl. o•kas.

oca.

O•ka

(oʊˈkɑ)

n.

a river in the central Russian Federation in Europe, flowing NE to the Volga at Nizhni Novgorod. 950 mi. (1530 km) long.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oka - a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds weight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
	2.	oka - a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints liquid measure, liquid unit - a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
	3.	oka - South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers oca, Oxalis crenata, Oxalis tuberosa oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel - any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis

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