NYT Dictionary

COCA

/ˈkoʊ.kə/
NounCO-caco-ca · 2 syllablesGrade 10

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.

Etymology

Origin: Spanish

Etymology tree Aymarader. Quechua kukabor. Aymara kukabor. Spanish cocabor. English coca Borrowed from Spanish coca, from Quechua kuka, perhaps from Aymara.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shrub

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 52 recorded puzzles:

+40 earlier appearances in the archive.

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