coca

English

/ˈkəʊkə/, /ˈkoʊkə/

noun
Definitions
  • 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 (), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian coca derived from Quechua kuka.

Origin

Quechua

kuka

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