cocaine

See also: cocaïne and cocaïné

English

A pile of cocaine powder.

Etymology

coca + -ine. Coca is from Quechua kuka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koʊˈkeɪn/, /kəˈkeɪn/, /ˈkoʊkeɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

cocaine (countable and uncountable, plural cocaines)

  1. (uncountable) A stimulant narcotic, derived from cultivated plants of the genus Erythroxylum, in the form of a white powder that users generally self-administer by insufflation through the nose.
    • 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 1:
      Frank Urquhart: Cocaines awfully expensive stuff, isn't it? Is it worth it?
  2. (countable) Any derivative of cocaine.

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Italian

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cocaine f

  1. plural of cocaina

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