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coca
1[koh-kuh]
noun
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
the dried leaves of this shrub, which are chewed for their stimulant properties and which yield cocaine and other alkaloids.
Coca
2[koh-kuh]
noun
Imogene, 1908–2001, U.S. comic actress.
coca
/ ˈəʊə /
noun
either of two shrubs, Erythroxylon coca or E. truxiuense, native to the Andes: family Erythroxylaceae
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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coca1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coca1
Example Sentences
Some have even said the water looks like "coca cola".
Bolivia has since reclaimed the coca leaf as a powerful national symbol, and is now pushing for its recognition worldwide.
Inside their stone corral of llamas and sheep, they dig a hole in the ground, burying coca leaves, meant to represent life, and a clear liquor, representing water.
"It's no coincidence that the main attacks on environmentalists take place where there is coca," said Kevin Murakami, Director of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the U.S embassy in Bogota.
Those include coca leaf treatments, celebrations to cleanse evil spirits, and rituals to venerate spirits that protect communities.
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