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oca.

a Native American hut, especially one made from plant material such as bamboo, tree trunks, straw and palm leaves

3 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈɔ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. a Native American hut, especially one made from plant material such as bamboo, tree trunks, straw and palm leaves

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *ekʷ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok Old Tupi okabor. Portuguese oca Borrowed from Old Tupi oka (“house”). Compare Paraguayan Guarani óga.

noun/ˈo.kɐ/Brazil/ˈo.kɐ/Portugal
  1. cavity (excavated hollow)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From oco (“hollow”).

noun/ˈɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈɔ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. oca (Oxalis tuberosa, a plant grown for its edible tuber)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Spanish oca, from Quechua uqa.

noun/ˈɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈɔ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. oka (Ottoman unit of weight)

    feminine · historical · rare
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوقه.

adj/ˈo.kɐ/Brazil/ˈo.kɐ/Portugal
  1. feminine singular of oco

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

From oco (“hollow”).

noun/ˈɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈɔ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. alternative form of ocra (“ochre clay”)

    alt-of · alternative · colloquial · dated · feminine
Where this word comes from

From ocra.

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