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Oka

//ˈɒkə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.
  2. 2
    A small village and suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  3. 3
    An ancient town in Bithynia, in modern Turkey.
  4. 4
    The capital city of Akoko South-West, Ondo, Nigeria.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
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  1. 6
    A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.
Noun
  1. 1
    A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram. historical

    "At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois..."

  2. 2
    A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec. Canada, uncountable
  3. 3
    South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers wordnet
  4. 4
    A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.
  5. 5
    a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints wordnet
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  1. 6
    a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Russian Ока́ (Oká). Probably cognate with Sanskrit ओघ (ogha, “stream, flood, torrent of water”).

Etymology 3

From French, from Mohawk [Term?] (“a kind of pike [fish]”) . The cheese is named for the village.

Etymology 4

From French, from Mohawk [Term?] (“a kind of pike [fish]”) . The cheese is named for the village.

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