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Oca
‖
O′ca
,Noun.
[Sp.]
(Bot.)
A Peruvian name for certain species of
Oxalis
(Oxalis crenata
, and Oxalis tuberosa
) which bear edible tubers. Definition 2024
oca
oca
See also: -oća
English
Noun
oca (countable and uncountable, plural ocas)
- Any of certain species of Oxalis (Oxalis crenata, and Oxalis tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *auca, from Late Latin *avica, from classical Latin avis. Compare Spanish oca, Occitan auca, Franco-Provençal ôye, French oie.
Noun
oca f (plural oques)
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *auca < Late Latin *avica, from classical Latin avis. Compare Catalan, Venetian, and Sicilian oca, French oie, Occitan auca, Romansh auca, ocha, Friulian ocje, Dalmatian jauca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔka]
Noun
oca f (plural oche)
- goose; gander (male)
- (figuratively) goose, silly goose, airhead (female)
Related terms
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from Turkish okka.
Noun
oca f (plural ocale)
Declension
declension of oca
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *auca, from Late Latin *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”).
Noun
oca f (plural ocas)
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *auca < Late Latin *avica, from Latin avis.
Noun
oca f (plural ocas)