oca
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish oca, from Quechua uqa.
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oca (countable and uncountable, plural ocas)
- Any of species Oxalis tuberosa (syn. Oxalis crenata), which bear edible tubers.
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- Oca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Oxalis tuberosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Oxalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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Catalan edit
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Inherited from Old Catalan oca, from Late Latin auca, syncopated from *avica, from classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Occitan auca, French oie, Spanish oca.
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oca f (plural oques)
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References edit
- “oca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “oca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “oca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “oca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Persian [Term?].
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oca
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Late Latin auca, syncope of *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Catalan, Spanish, Venetian, and Sicilian oca, French oie, Occitan auca, Romansch auca, ocha, Friulian ocje, Dalmatian jauca.
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oca f (plural oche)
- goose; gander (male)
- (figurative) goose, silly goose, airhead (female)
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oca
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Etymology 1 edit
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oca f (plural ocas)
- a Native American hut, especially one made from plant material such as bamboo, tree trunks, straw and palm leaves
Etymology 2 edit
From oco (“hollow”).
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- Hyphenation: o‧ca
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oca f (plural ocas)
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oca
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Etymology 3 edit
From ocra.
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oca f (plural ocas)
- (dated, colloquial) Alternative form of ocra (“ochre clay”)
Etymology 4 edit
From Spanish oca, from Quechua uqa.
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oca f (plural ocas)
- oca (Oxalis tuberosa, a plant grown for its edible tuber)
Etymology 5 edit
From Ottoman Turkish اوقه.
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oca f (plural ocas)
- (historical, rare) oka (Ottoman unit of weight)
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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka).
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oca f (plural ocale)
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Late Latin auca, syncope of *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”).
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oca f (plural ocas)
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Etymology edit
From Late Latin auca, syncope of *avica, from classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Catalan, Spanish, Venetian, and Sicilian oca, French oie, Occitan auca, Romansh auca, ocha, Friulian ocje, Dalmatian jauca.
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oca f (plural ocas)
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oca
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oca
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Late Latin auca (“goose”), syncope of *avica, from Latin avis (“bird”).
Noun edit
oca f (plural ocas)
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Etymology 2 edit
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oca f (plural ocas)
Further reading edit
- “oca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014