Meanings
coca1
plural cocas
- uncountableusuallyAny of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- uncountableusuallyThe dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine and used as aphrodisiac in the past.
coca2
COCA3
- abbreviationacronymhuman sciencesAcronym of Corpus of Contemporary American English.
Coca4
plural Cocas
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableSynonym of Puerto Francisco de Orellana (El Coca), Ecuador.
Synonyms: Puerto Francisco de Orellana
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Puerto Francisco de Orellana (El Coca), Ecuador.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
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Origin
coca · noun
- Quechuakuka
- Aymarakuka
- Spanishcoca
- Englishcoca
Borrowed from Spanish coca, from Quechua kuka, perhaps from Aymara.
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Full word history & related roots →coca · noun
- Catalancoca
- Englishcoca
Borrowed from Catalan coca. Doublet of cake.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian кока
- кока (koka)the dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Chinese Mandarin 古柯
- 古柯 (gǔkē)any of four cultivated plants of the family Erythroxylaceae
Czech kokainovník pravý
- kokainovník pravýthe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Dutch coca
- cocathe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Finnish kokapensaat
- kokapensaatthe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
French coca
- cocathe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
German Cocablatt, Koka
- Cocablattthe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
- Kokathe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Greek κόκα, κόκα
- κόκα (kóka)any of four cultivated plants of the family Erythroxylaceae
- κόκα (kóka)the dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Hebrew קוקה
- קוקה (koka)the dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Hindi कोका, कोका
- कोका (kokā)any of four cultivated plants of the family Erythroxylaceae
- कोका (kokā)the dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Irish cóca, cóca
- cócaany of four cultivated plants of the family Erythroxylaceae
- cócathe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Italian coca
- cocathe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Japanese コカ, コカ
- コカ (koka)any of four cultivated plants of the family Erythroxylaceae
- コカ (koka)the dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Polish koka, koka
- kokaany of four cultivated plants of the family Erythroxylaceae
- kokathe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Portuguese coca
- cocathe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Romanian coca, coca
- cocaany of four cultivated plants of the family Erythroxylaceae
- cocathe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Russian ко́ка
- ко́ка (kóka)any of four cultivated plants of the family Erythroxylaceae
Spanish coca
- cocathe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Swedish kokabuske
- kokabuskethe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Turkish koka, koka ağacı
- kokaany of four cultivated plants of the family Erythroxylaceae
- koka ağacıthe dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with coca
All rhymes →Cite this entry
coca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coca
“coca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coca. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coca.
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