coca

See also COCA, Coca, and còca

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Spanish coca, from Quechua kuka.

Noun

coca (usually uncountable; plural cocas)

1. The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca), widely cultivated legally in Andean countries, and the source of cocaine.

Derived terms

• cocaine
• cocain

Translations

the dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)

• Bulgarian: кока (bg) (koka) f
• Czech: kokainovník pravý
• Dutch: coca (nl)
• Finnish: kokapensaat
• French: coca (fr)
• German: Cocastrauch m
• Hebrew: קוקה (koka) f
• Ido: kokao

• Italian: coca (it) f
• Japanese: コカ (koka)
• Polish: koka (pl) f
• Portuguese: coca (pt) f
• Spanish: coca (es) f
• Swedish: kokabuske
• Turkish: koka ağacı

External links

• Erythroxylon coca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Erythroxylon coca
• Erythroxylon coca on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Erythroxylon coca

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Etymology 1

Contracted form of Coca-Cola

Noun

coca m (plural cocas)

1. Coke (serving of Coca-Cola)
2. cola (serving of any cola drink)

Etymology 2

From Spanish

Noun

coca m (plural cocas)

1. coca (plant)
2. (informal) cocaine

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈko.ka/

Etymology 1

From Aymara kuka or Quechua koka (“coca”).

Noun

coca f (plural cocas)

1. coca

Derived terms

• cocaína f
• coquero

Descendants

• English: coca

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of cocaína (“cocaine”).

Noun

coca f (usually uncountable)

1. (colloquial) cocaine

Synonyms

• cocaína f

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of Coca-Cola.

Noun

coca f (plural cocas)

1. Coke (Coca-Cola, a trademarked soft drink)