coca

[ koh-kuh ]

noun
  1. a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.

  2. the dried leaves of this shrub, which are chewed for their stimulant properties and which yield cocaine and other alkaloids.

Origin of coca

1
First recorded in 1610–20; from Spanish, from Quechua kuka

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Other definitions for Coca (2 of 2)

Coca
[ koh-kuh ]

noun
  1. Imogene, 1908–2001, U.S. comic actress.

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British Dictionary definitions for coca

coca

/ (ˈkəʊkə) /


noun
  1. either of two shrubs, Erythroxylon coca or E. truxiuense, native to the Andes: family Erythroxylaceae

  2. the dried leaves of these shrubs and related plants, which contain cocaine and are chewed by the peoples of the Andes for their stimulating effects

Origin of coca

1
C17: from Spanish, from Quechuan kúka

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