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Meanings of chew coca in English

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Usage of chew coca in English
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Will Pope Francis chew coca leaves during his Bolivia trip?
The Guardian
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A resident of Villazon, on the Argentina-Bolivia border chews coca leave November 2009.
Reuters
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He once chewed coca leaves in public to show his support for the Andean tradition.
Reuters
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Chewing coca leaves for medicinal purposes is legal in Bolivia, where the leaves have long been used as a remedy against altitude sickness.
The Guardian
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I had never chewed coca before, but soon got into the habit of doing so, much to the delight of my new friends.
At the Point of the Sword
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They were not working but drinking alcohol and chewing coca leaves as a part of a celebration to appease the gods of the underworld.
News.com.au
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It is wonderful how long these Indians will go without food by chewing coca leaf, which is far more sustaining and refreshing than tobacco.
In New Granada; Or, Heroes and Patriots
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Next day Mick and I went for a walk, sat on a bench and did what you do in the daytime, started chewing coca leaves.
Life