oka

A noun with multiple meanings: a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds; a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints; or a South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo com vários significados: unidade turca de peso equivalente a cerca de 2,75 libras; unidade turca de volume de líquidos equivalente a 1,3 pintos; ou a planta oxalis da América do Sul, cultivada por seus tubérculos comestíveis.

1. Turkish unit of weight C1 formal

   A traditional Turkish unit of weight, approximately equal to 2.75 pounds or 1.25 kilograms.

   • The merchant weighed the spices in okas.
   • One oka of gold was worth a small fortune.
   • The recipe called for half an oka of flour.

   🇵🇹oca (unidade turca de peso)

2. Turkish liquid unit C1 formal

   A traditional Turkish unit of liquid volume, approximately equal to 1.3 pints or 0.75 liters.

   • He bought an oka of olive oil from the market.
   • The barrel held ten okas of wine.
   • She poured an oka of water into the pot.

   🇵🇹oca

3. South American plant C1 formal

   A South American wood sorrel (Oxalis tuberosa) cultivated for its edible tubers.

   • The farmers harvested the oka tubers in the fall.
   • Oka is a staple food in some Andean regions.
   • She cooked a stew with oka and other vegetables.

   🇵🇹Planta sul-americana

   Sinônimos: oca