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COCA
coca
(noun) dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect
Coca, Imogene Coca
(noun) United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
COCA
(linguistics) Acronym of Corpus of Contemporary American English.
Anagrams
• caco-
Proper noun
Coca (plural Cocas)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Coca is the 13955th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2162 individuals. Coca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (78.54%) and White (17.95%) individuals.
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• caco-
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
Noun
coca (plural cocas)
A pastry typically made and consumed in the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
Anagrams
• caco-
Source: Wiktionary
Co"ca, n. Etym: [Sp., fr. native name.]
Definition: The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon Coca). In med., called Erythroxylon.
Note: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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