Oka

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • river in central Russia (country), the largest right tributary of the Volga.
  • small village, suburb city, Montreal Quebec (province) Canada (country).
  • ancient town Bithynia (region) in modern Turkey (country).
  • capital city Akoko South-West (local government area) Ondo (state) Nigeria (country).
  • (unincorporated) community Calhoun County (county) West Virginia (state) USA (country).
  • A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.

Noun

  • A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.

Origin

  • From Russian Ока́.
  • From French, from Mohawk ("a kind of pike [fish]") . The cheese is named for the village.

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