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Oka   /ˈoʊkə/   Listen
Oka

noun
1.
A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
2.
A Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints.
3.
South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.  Synonyms: oca, Oxalis crenata, Oxalis tuberosa.





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"Oka" Quotes from Famous Books



... drawn up and signed by the American Vice-Consul to-day, and my Reis kissed my hand in due form, after which I went to the bazaar to buy the needful pots and pans. The transaction lasted an hour. The copper is so much per oka, the workmanship so much; every article is weighed by a sworn weigher and a ticket sent with it. More Arabian Nights. The shopkeeper compares notes with me about numerals, and is as much amused as I. ...
— Letters from Egypt • Lucie Duff Gordon
... capital of Russia is situated on the Moskwa river (a tributary of the Oka), from which the city derives its name. It first appears in history in the middle of the twelfth century. It early became the metropolis and seat of government, and continued so until a short time after the founding of St. Petersburg by ...
— The Two Great Retreats of History • George Grote


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