Oka Definition
A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.
A unit of weight in the Ottoman Empire and certain successor states, equal to 400 dirhams. Variably equivalent to about 1.25 kilograms (2.75 pounds).
(Canada) A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.
- Oxalis crenata
- Oxalis tuberosa
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Origin of Oka
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From Italian oca, from French oque, from Turkish okka. The Turkish is sometimes said to be from Arabic وقية (wuqÄ«ye), but some dispute this, since the latter denotes a much smaller weight. The Arabic probably came, via Classical Syriac, from Greek ουγκιά (ougkiá), from Latin uncia (“ounce, twelfth part"), from unus (“one").
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From French, from Mohawk "a kind of pike [fish]". The cheese is named for the village.
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From Russian Ока (Oka).
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