oca

or o·ka

[ oh-kuh ]

/ ˈoʊ kə /

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noun

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

a tuber of this plant.

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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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How to use oca in a sentence

This oca is a tuberous root, of an oval shape and pale red colour, but white inside.
Popular Adventure Tales|Mayne Reid
The oca (Oxalis tuberosa) is an oval-shaped root; the skin pale red, and the inside white.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Of this verb we have only xa, and there is another substantive verb gui, which itself takes oca in its conjugation.
The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt|Daniel G. Brinton
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

At Occobamba, or the pampa where oca grows, we found fields of that useful tuber, just now ripening.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham

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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