a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
"Travelers in the Andes often chew coca leaves to combat altitude sickness and fatigue."
United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
"Coca, the legendary American comedienne known for her work on Your Show of Shows alongside Sid Caesar, passed away at the age of ninety-three."
dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect
"Andean miners traditionally chew coca to stay alert during long shifts in the high mountains."
Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
"The baker prepared fresh coca, a savory pastry filled with anchovies and olives, to serve at the seaside cafe on the Balearic Islands."
A pastry typically made and consumed in the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
In plain English: Coca is a type of plant that grows on hillsides and contains leaves used to make cocaine, which people sometimes use illegally as an illegal drug.
"The traditional recipe calls for fresh coca leaves to make the tea."
Usage: Use coca to refer either to the leafy plant from South America or as a specific type of savory pastry found along Spain's Mediterranean coast; ensure you distinguish it from cocaine, which is an illegal drug derived from coca leaves but not synonymous with the plant itself.
Acronym of Corpus of Contemporary American English.
"The Coca family has lived in that valley for generations."
A surname.
The word coca entered English via Spanish and originally comes from the Quechua language as kuka. It likely has roots in an older form of the related Aymara tongue before being adopted into European languages.