oka

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds
  2. noun a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints
  3. noun South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers

Etymology

From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

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