The difference between Oka and Ounce
When used as nouns, oka means a former turkish, egyptian, hungarian, and romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram, whereas ounce means an avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
check bellow for the other definitions of Oka and Ounce
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Oka as a noun (historical, _, units of measurement):
A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
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Oka as a noun:
A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.
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Ounce as a noun:
An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
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Ounce as a noun:
A troy ounce, weighing 1/12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams.
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Ounce as a noun:
A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/16 of a US pint, 1.804 687 cubic inches or 29.573 531 milliliters.
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Ounce as a noun:
A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/20 of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.413063 millilitres.
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Ounce as a noun:
A little bit.
Examples:
"He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions."
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Ounce as a noun (now, archaic):
A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar.
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Ounce as a noun:
Now specifically, the snow leopard, Uncia uncia.