coke
See also: Coke
English
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Middle English colke.
Alternative forms
- coak (obsolete)
Noun
coke (uncountable)
Derived terms
Translations
coal product
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Verb
coke (third-person singular simple present cokes, present participle coking, simple past and past participle coked)
- (transitive) To produce coke from coal.
- (intransitive) To turn into coke.
Translations
to produce coke
to turn into coke
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Etymology 2
Originated circa 1908 in American English as a shortening of cocaine.
Translations
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Etymology 3
1909, from the name of the American company Coca-Cola and the beverage it produced; the drink was named for two of its original ingredients, coca leaves and cola nut.
Noun
coke (plural cokes)
- (uncountable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola).
- (countable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (a serving of cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola).
- (US, chiefly Southern US, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (any soft drink, regardless of type).
Synonyms
- (soft drink): see the list at soda
Translations
Coke — see Coke
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koːk/
- Hyphenation: coke
- Rhymes: -oːk
- Homophone: kook
Usage notes
The singular is less common than the plural form in Dutch, which may also be used like an uncountable singular. Because of the rarity of the singular coke, some people consider it incorrect.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔk/
Derived terms
Synonyms
Further reading
- “coke” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
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