oca

Etymology

Peruvian name.

Noun

oca (countable and uncountable, plural ocas)

1. Any of certain species of Oxalis (Oxalis crenata, and Oxalis tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.

Further reading

• oca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oxalis crenata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Oxalis tuberosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Oxalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• AOC, CAO, COA, Cao

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *auca, from Late Latin *avica, from classical Latin avis. Compare Spanish oca, Occitan auca, Franco-Provençal ôye, French oie.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ka/

Noun

oca f (plural oques)

1. goose

Noun

oca

1. teacher

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *auca < Late Latin *avica, from classical Latin avis. Compare Catalan, Venetian, and Sicilian oca, French oie, Occitan auca, Romansh auca, ocha, Friulian ocje, Dalmatian jauca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔka]

Noun

oca f (plural oche)

1. goose; gander (male)
2. (figuratively) goose, silly goose, airhead (female)

Noun

oca f (plural ocas)

1. A cabin or hut made by indians.

Adjective

oca

1. Feminine singular of adjective oco.

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish okka.

Noun

oca f (plural ocale)

1. weight of about three pounds
2. liquid measure of about three pints

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) auca
• (Puter, Vallader) ocha

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *auca, from Late Latin *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”).

Noun

oca f (plural ocas)

1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) goose

Noun

oca

1. genitive singular form of otac
2. accusative singular form of otac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoka/

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *auca (“goose”) < Late Latin *avica (“(familiar) bird”), from Latin avis (“bird”).

Las ocas en un campo embarrado.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Quechua uqa.