la
feminine
/kokaˈina/
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Translation
cocaine
Word origin
From coca (the plant, from Quechua kuka) plus the chemical suffix -ína used for alkaloids. The substance was named in the nineteenth century after the coca leaf from which it is extracted.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- coca
- English cognates
- cocaine, coca
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcocaínas
Examples
.
The police found a package of cocaine.
controlada.
Cocaine is a controlled substance.
.
The use of cocaine harms your health.
incautaron .
The authorities seized cocaine at the port.
.
The doctor explained the effects of cocaine on the body.
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