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

Word History and Origins

Origin of oca¹

1595–1605; < Spanish < Quechua oqa

Word History and Origins

Origin of oca¹

C20: via Spanish from Quechua okka

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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