coca — meaning in English

English meaning

• coca noun A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed or brewed as a mild stimulant and are the source of cocaine.
• coke noun A solid fuel made by roasting coal, used mainly in steelmaking.

Senses

coca is used for these senses in English:

• Coca-Cola A particular cola soft drink (type of carbonated drink), produced by the Coca-Cola Company.
• coca 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 and used as aphrodisiac in the past.
• coke (informal, slang, uncountable) Cocaine.

coke — full definition

1. noun A solid fuel made by roasting coal, used mainly in steelmaking.
2. noun Informal term for cocaine.
3. noun Informal shortening of Coca-Cola or a cola-flavored soft drink.

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