English
oka
see also: Oka
Pronunciation Noun

oka (plural okas)

  1. (historical) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
    • 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures":
      Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).
  2. A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.
Oka
Proper noun
  1. A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.
Translations
  • Russian: Ока́
Proper noun
  1. A small village/suburb in Montreal, Quebec.
Noun

oka (uncountable)

  1. (Canadian) A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.
Proper noun
  1. An ancient town in Bithynia, in modern.
  2. A capital city in Akoko South-West, Ondo.
  3. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
  4. A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.


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