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Meanings of coca in English
A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine.
Spanish
imogene coca United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
Synonyms
Examples for "Imogene Coca"
Examples for "Imogene Coca"
1
He nursed the careers of such people as Imogene Coca and Sylvia Syms.
2
Highlight of the performance is a skit by Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, who pantomime a shoe salesman routine.
3
Having taken the place of comedian Imogene Coca opposite Caesar, she won two Emmy Awards in 1956 and another one in 1957.
Usage of coca in English
1
We shouldn't just be eradicating coca - we should be eradicating poverty.
2
This pouch contained a quantity of the dry leaves of the coca.
3
That's the stage where we are now in the eradication of coca.
4
Among the most useful are heroin, morphine, opium, coca, hemp, and peyote.
5
They sprayed the coca, but they also killed all our food crops.
6
But hundreds of farmers continue to plant coca throughout the country.
7
The party already includes several prominent members sympathetic to coca farmers.
8
The former coca farmer said the U.S. government had also offered a plane.
9
Colombia's current coca crop is the largest in history, said Klapper.
10
Mining communities, coca farmers and rural villages generally still support him.
11
And we are committed to the legal industrialization and commercialization of coca products.
12
We don't have enough coca or coffee plants yet for a commercial-sized crop.
13
After some reduction of coca crops in the 2000s, they are growing again.
14
A resident of Villazon, on the Argentina-Bolivia border chews coca leave November 2009.
15
Surprisingly they were all drinking only coffee, coca cola or water.
16
Meanwhile, eat a little coca; it will keep up your strength.
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United States of America
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