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OKA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oka mean?
• OKA (noun)
The noun OKA has 3 senses:
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
Familiarity information: OKA used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("oka" is a kind of...):
weight; weight unit (a unit used to measure weight)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("oka" is a kind of...):
liquid measure; liquid unit (a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers))
Sense 3
Meaning:
South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
oca; oka; Oxalis crenata; Oxalis tuberosa
Hypernyms ("oka" is a kind of...):
oxalis; sorrel; wood sorrel (any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis)
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