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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

Oca (Oxalis tuberosa), peruvian.

Noun

oca (countable and uncountable, plural ocas)

  1. Any of certain species of Oxalis (Oxalis crenata, and Oxalis tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.

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Catalan

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)

  1. goose

Crimean Tatar

Noun

oca

  1. teacher

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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)

  1. goose; gander (male)
  2. (figuratively) goose, silly goose, airhead (female)

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Portuguese

Noun

oca f (plural ocas)

  1. A cabin or hut made by indians.

Adjective

oca f sg

  1. Feminine singular of adjective oco.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from Turkish okka.

Noun

oca f (plural ocale)

  1. weight of about three pounds
  2. liquid measure of about three pints

Declension


Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) auca
  • (Puter, Vallader) ocha

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *auca, from Late Latin *avica, from Classical Latin avis (bird).

Noun

oca f (plural ocas)

  1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) goose

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

oca

  1. genitive singular form of otac
  2. accusative singular form of otac

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *auca < Late Latin *avica, from Latin avis.

Noun

oca f (plural ocas)

  1. goose

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