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oca

or o·ka

[ oh-kuh ]

noun

  1. a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
  2. a tuber of this plant.


oca

/ ˈəʊkə /

noun

  1. any of various South American herbaceous plants of the genus Oxalis, cultivated for their edible tubers: family Oxalidaceae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oca1

1595–1605; < Spanish < Quechua oqa
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oca1

C20: via Spanish from Quechua okka
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Example Sentences

This oca is a tuberous root, of an oval shape and pale red colour, but white inside.

The oca (Oxalis tuberosa) is an oval-shaped root; the skin pale red, and the inside white.

Of this verb we have only xa, and there is another substantive verb gui, which itself takes oca in its conjugation.

The carabinieri came at a double to the rescue of the Victorious Tartuca, for the men of the Oca were attempting to mob him.

At Occobamba, or the pampa where oca grows, we found fields of that useful tuber, just now ripening.

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