noun
oka
O-kuh
noun
1
An old unit of weight used historically in Turkey, Egypt, Hungary, and Romania, equal to a little more than a kilogram.
"The merchant weighed out two oka of dried fruit for the customer."
2
A semi-soft, pungent cheese originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.
"She served slices of oka cheese with crusty bread."
name
1
A major river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.
"The Oka winds through several historic Russian cities before joining the Volga."
How to Use Oka
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old unit of weight, a type of cheese, or a Russian river, depending on context.
Word Forms
okas plural
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Etymology
The unit of weight traces back through French and Ottoman Turkish to an old word for a small measure, and is a distant relative of "ounce" and "inch."