crack cocaine

English

Etymology

So named due to the break up (crack, cracking) of crystals of cocaine during its manufacture.

Noun

crack cocaine (uncountable)

1. A mixture of baking soda and cocaine in solid form that is smoked in a pipe as a narcotic.
2. A mixture of salt substitute, ether, and cocaine in a semi-liquid form, which is far more potent than if made with baking soda alone.

Synonyms

• crack, crack rock, rock cocaine, rock, hard, candy

Translations

mixture of baking soda and cocaine smoked in a pipe

• Catalan: crac (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 霹靂可卡因／霹雳可卡因 (pīlì kěkǎyīn), 霹雳可卡因 (pīlì kěkǎyīn)

• Dutch: crack (nl)
• Finnish: crack (fi)
• French: crack (fr) f
• German: Crack (de) n
• Greek: κρακ (el) n (krak)
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• Icelandic: krakk n
• Italian: crack (it) m
• Japanese: クラック〈・コカイン〉 (kurakku( kokain))
• Korean: 크랙 (keuraek)
• Portuguese: crack (pt), pedra (pt) m
• Russian: крэк (ru) m (krɛk)
• Swedish: crack (sv)
• Spanish: crack (es) m, piedra (es) f

Further reading

• crack cocaine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia