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Definition of oca in English: ocanoun ˈəʊkəˈōkə A South American plant related to wood sorrel, long cultivated in Peru for its edible tubers. Oxalis tuberosa, family Oxalidaceae Example sentencesExamples - Cultivated oca has an important place in the diets and farming systems of rural communities in the Andean highlands.
- The potato was also of great importance and, with its related tubers oca and ulluco, provided crops which were protected from the frost, hail, and storms.
- Several families were harvesting bright yellow oca (a sweet potato).
Origin Early 17th century: from American Spanish, from Quechua ócca. Definition of oca in US English: ocanounˈōkə A South American plant related to wood sorrel, long cultivated in Peru for its edible tubers. Oxalis tuberosa, family Oxalidaceae Example sentencesExamples - Several families were harvesting bright yellow oca (a sweet potato).
- The potato was also of great importance and, with its related tubers oca and ulluco, provided crops which were protected from the frost, hail, and storms.
- Cultivated oca has an important place in the diets and farming systems of rural communities in the Andean highlands.
Origin Early 17th century: from American Spanish, from Quechua ócca. |