Cocaine

Pronunciation

• IPA: /koʊˈkeɪn/, /kəˈkeɪn/, /ˈkoÊŠkeɪn/
• Rhymes: -eɪn

Origin

coca + -ine. Coca is from Quechua kuka.

Full definition of cocaine

Noun

1. (uncountable) A stimulant narcotic in the form of a white powder that users generally self-administer by insufflation through the nose.
2. (countable) Any derivative of cocaine.

Synonyms

• (slang) blow, Bolivian marching powder, boots, California corn flakes, charlie, coke, girl, nose candy, powder, rock, slim, snow, snuff, white lady, yayo or yeyo, yola

Related terms

• cokehead
• hydroxytropacocaine
• tropacocaine

Anagrams

• oceanic, Oceanic