oca

or o·ka

[ oh-kuh ]

/ ˈoʊ kə /

noun

a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.

a tuber of this plant.

Origin of oca

1595–1605; <Spanish <Quechua oqa

Words nearby oca

obvious, obviously, obvolute, Obwalden, oc-, oca, Ocala, OCAM, O Canada, “O Captain, My Captain”, ocarina

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Example sentences from the Web for oca

At Occobamba, or the pampa where oca grows, we found fields of that useful tuber, just now ripening.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham
The carabinieri came at a double to the rescue of the Victorious Tartuca, for the men of the Oca were attempting to mob him.
A Little Pilgrimage in Italy|Olave M. (Olave Muriel) Potter
The basins of these two rivers are separated by the Oca or Idubeda mountains, which cross the centre of the province.
Spain|Wentworth Webster
On this date a bird was seen to carry food into a hollow tree at Oca Point.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3|Rollin H. Baker

The oca is cultivated in the fields of Mexico, but only succeeds in the warmer districts.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds

British Dictionary definitions for oca

oca

/ (ˈəʊkə) /

noun

any of various South American herbaceous plants of the genus Oxalis, cultivated for their edible tubers: family Oxalidaceae

Word Origin for oca

C20: via Spanish from Quechua okka

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单词	oca
释义	oca or o·ka [ oh-kuh ] / ˈoʊ kə / noun a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers. a tuber of this plant. Origin of oca 1595–1605; <Spanish <Quechua oqa Words nearby oca obvious, obviously, obvolute, Obwalden, oc-, oca, Ocala, OCAM, O Canada, “O Captain, My Captain”, ocarina Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oca At Occobamba, or the pampa where oca grows, we found fields of that useful tuber, just now ripening. Inca Land\|Hiram Bingham The carabinieri came at a double to the rescue of the Victorious Tartuca, for the men of the Oca were attempting to mob him. A Little Pilgrimage in Italy\|Olave M. (Olave Muriel) Potter The basins of these two rivers are separated by the Oca or Idubeda mountains, which cross the centre of the province. Spain\|Wentworth Webster On this date a bird was seen to carry food into a hollow tree at Oca Point. The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3\|Rollin H. Baker The oca is cultivated in the fields of Mexico, but only succeeds in the warmer districts. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds British Dictionary definitions for oca oca / (ˈəʊkə) / noun any of various South American herbaceous plants of the genus Oxalis, cultivated for their edible tubers: family Oxalidaceae Word Origin for oca C20: via Spanish from Quechua okka Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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