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Coca
Co′ca
,Noun.
[Sp., fr. native name.]
The dried leaf of a South American shrub (
Erythroxylon Coca
). In med., called Erythroxylon. ☞ Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and odor, and are chewed (with an alkali) by natives of Peru and Bolivia to impart vigor in prolonged exertion, or to sustain strength in absence of food.
Mexican coca
, an American herb (
Richardsonia scabra
), yielding a nutritious fodder. Its roots are used as a substitute for ipecacuanha.Definition 2024
coca
coca
English
The leaves and fruit of a coca plant.
Noun
coca (usually uncountable, plural cocas)
- Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine.
Derived terms
Translations
any of four cultivated plants of the family Erythroxylaceae
the dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Contracted form of Coca-Cola
Noun
coca m (plural cocas)
Etymology 2
From Spanish
Noun
coca m (plural cocas)
Portuguese
Noun
coca f (plural cocas)
- coca (cultivated plant of the family Erythroxylaceae)
- coca (dried leaf of Erythroxylon coca)
- Coke (Coca-Cola)
- (uncountable, slang) snow (cocaine)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈko.ka/
Etymology 1
From Aymara kuka or Quechua koka (“coca”).
Noun
coca f (plural cocas)
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: coca
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of cocaína (“cocaine”).
Noun
coca f (uncountable)
- (colloquial) cocaine
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of Coca-Cola.
Noun
coca f (plural cocas)
- Coke (Coca-Cola, a trademarked soft drink)