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cocaine.

An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkəʊkeɪˌʌɪn/Received-Pronunciation, obsolete/koʊˈkeɪn/General-American/ˈkoʊˌkeɪn/General-American
  1. An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

    uncountable
  2. An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant. The powder form of this drug, specifically.

    countable · uncountable · usually
  3. Any chemical derivative of this drug.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Aymarader. Quechua kukabor. Aymara kukabor. Spanish cocabor. English coca English -ine English cocaine From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.

verb/kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkəʊkeɪˌʌɪn/Received-Pronunciation, obsolete/koʊˈkeɪn/General-American/ˈkoʊˌkeɪn/General-American
  1. Synonym of cocainize.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Aymarader. Quechua kukabor. Aymara kukabor. Spanish cocabor. English coca English -ine English cocaine From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.

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