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oka
/ˈɒkə/
name 6noun 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
english, next
VERB + OKA
party, wonder
OKA + NOUN
dram, sunday
Definitions
noun
1
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 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois...
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.
name
1
A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.
name
1
A small village and suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Synonyms
noun — South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
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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 o
Wiktionary02
Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).
Wiktionary03
Will Mr Oka teach English?
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Next Sunday we are going to have a party for Mr Oka.
Tatoeba · #32507505
We plan to have a party for Mr. Oka next Sunday.
Tatoeba · #142803006
I wonder if Mr. Oka will teach English.
Tatoeba · #1445285Usage Notes
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