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oka¹
- /ˈɒkə/
Where it comes from
From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
noun okas · oke · okka
- A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram. 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
- A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.
Oka²
Where it comes from
From Russian Ока́ (Oká). Probably cognate with Sanskrit ओघ (ogha, “stream, flood, torrent of water”).
proper noun the Oka
- A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.
Oka³
Where it comes from
From French, from Mohawk [Term?] (“a kind of pike [fish]”) . The cheese is named for the village.
proper noun
- A small village and suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
noun
- A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.
Oka⁴
proper noun
- An ancient town in Bithynia, in modern Turkey.
- The capital city of Akoko South-West, Ondo, Nigeria.
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
- A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.
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Talk about this word "oka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oka. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. oka. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oka "oka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oka.Cite this
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