See also: lóca and LOCA

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loca

  1. plural of locum

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Etymology 1 edit

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loca m (genitive singular loca, nominative plural locaí)

  1. enclosure, pen, corral, fold
    Synonyms: cró, pionna
  2. park, parking-place

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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loca m (genitive singular loca, nominative plural locaí)

  1. lock (of hair, wool)
  2. (in the plural) side whiskers
  3. tuft, handful; small quantity

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loca

  1. inflection of locare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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locā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of locō

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loca m

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of locus

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Old English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *lukô, related to *lūkaną (to shut).

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Noun edit

loca m

  1. locked enclosure
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  • Middle English: loke

Etymology 2 edit

Possibly an imperative form of lōcian. See also lo (from Old English ).

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lōc

  1. look, see here
  2. -ever
    Lōc hwæt hæbbe tȳn fēt
    Whatever may have ten feet
    Lōc hwǣr ic hit gefriþod wille habban
    Wherever I will have it protected
Descendants edit
  • Middle English: loke (loke what, loke when, loke who, loke hou)
    • English: look (look you)

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Verb edit

loca

  1. inflection of locar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈloka/ [ˈlo.ka]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oka
  • Syllabification: lo‧ca

Noun edit

loca f (plural locas)

  1. (derogatory) a madwoman, female equivalent of loco
    Pensaban que era una loca, pero simplemente fingía.People thought she was a madwoman, but she only faked it.
  2. (derogatory, euphemistic, Latin America) slut (usually said of a woman...)
    Esa prima mía es una loca.My cousin is a slut.
  3. (slang) an effeminate man or boy
  4. (slang) a very flirtatious homosexual man or boy

Adjective edit

loca

  1. feminine singular of loco

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Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish لوجه (loca), from Italian loggia.

Noun edit

loca (definite accusative locayı, plural localar)

  1. (masonic) lodge
  2. box (in theaters)

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Inflection
Nominative loca
Definite accusative locayı
Singular Plural
Nominative loca localar
Definite accusative locayı locaları
Dative locaya localara
Locative locada localarda
Ablative locadan localardan
Genitive locanın locaların