cocaine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkəʊkeɪˌʌɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
- /koʊˈkeɪn/ (General-American)
- /ˈkoʊˌkeɪn/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Aymarader. Quechua kukabor. Aymara kukabor. Spanish cocabor. English coca English -ine English cocaine From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.
Meanings
- (uncountable) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
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(countable, uncountable, usually) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant. ▸ The powder form of this drug, specifically.
Cocaine’s awfully expensive stuff, isn't it? Is it worth it?
1990, Andrew Davies, Michael Dobbs, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Frank Urquhart (Ian Richardson):All I get, uh, is this cup of cold coffee and cocaine / And your ugly face, look out
1983, “Cold Coffee & Cocaine”, performed by Prince:Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker-street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.
1891 June 25, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adventure I.—A Scandal in Bohemia.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume II, London: George Newnes, Limited, […], published July 1891, →OCLC:
- (countable) Any chemical derivative of this drug.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cocain | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| cocaines | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cocaïne | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
rock cocaine · crack cocaine · crack rock · crack
Deriveds
crack cocaine · cocainomania · cocaine bugs · cocainization · cocainism · cocainomaniac · cocaine base · cocainize · cocainelike · pink cocaine · -caine · cocainise · cocaine paste · poor man's cocaine · cocaine decor · cocaineless · cocainist · norcocaine · cocaine addict · cocaine cowboy · anticocaine · rock cocaine
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
crack rock · fishscale · rock cocaine · crack · speedball · crack cocaine · hard
Relateds
hydroxytropacocaine · yay · tropacocaine · coke · crack · coke · cokehead · snort
Synonyms
Bolivian marching powder · snow · white girl · girl · yayo · wash · corinne · white lady · slim · party powder · snuff · toot · powder · rocks · crystals · rock · nose powder · marching powder · yola · nose beer · yay · slim · yay · blow · white · flake · ching · snuff · coke · boots · girl · charlie · benzoylmethylecgonine · nose candy · sniff · California corn flakes · booger sugar · blow · snow · powder · white lady · nose candy · hard white
Translations (71)
is kókaín (the narcotic) · es esnov (the narcotic) · mk кокаи́н (the narcotic) · ar كُوكَايِين (the narcotic) · ko 코카인 (the narcotic) · km កូកាអ៊ីន (the narcotic) · cmn 古柯鹼 /古柯碱 (the narcotic) · yue 可卡因 (the narcotic) · ru кокаи́н (the narcotic) · cs kokain (the narcotic) · or କୋକେନ୍ (the narcotic) · io kokaino (the narcotic) · nl cocaïne (the narcotic) · ja コカイン (the narcotic) · mr कोकेन (the narcotic) · et kokaiin (the narcotic) · kw kokayn (the narcotic) · hy կոկաին (the narcotic) · tl kokaina (the narcotic) · nl sos (the narcotic) · ur کوکین (the narcotic) · gl cocaína (the narcotic) · be Какаін (the narcotic) · fa کوکائین (the narcotic) · cmn 可卡因 (the narcotic) · fr cocaïne (the narcotic) · gu કોકેન (the narcotic) · th โคเคน (the narcotic) · nl coke (the narcotic) · ro cocaină (the narcotic) · hak 古柯鹼 /古柯碱 (the narcotic) · ka კოკაინი (the narcotic) · ca cocaïna (the narcotic) · sw kokeni (the narcotic) · pl kokaina (the narcotic) · pa ਕੋਕੇਨ (the narcotic) · km ខូខេន (the narcotic) · el κοκαΐνη (the narcotic) · fo kokain (the narcotic) · hu kokain (the narcotic) · hi कोकेन (the narcotic) · af kokaïne (the narcotic) · yo kokéènì (the narcotic) · he קוֹקָאִין (the narcotic) · pt cocaína (the narcotic) · ne कोकेन (the narcotic) · nv nííʼiiʼniłí (the narcotic) · shn ၵူဝ်ႇၵဵၼ်း (the narcotic) · sh kokain (the narcotic) · eo kokaino (the narcotic) · fi kokaiini (the narcotic) · bg кокаин (the narcotic) · gl fariña (the narcotic) · lo ໂຄເຄນ (the narcotic) · da kokain (the narcotic) · ga cócaon (the narcotic) · pa ਚਿੱਟਾ (the narcotic) · de Kokain (the narcotic) · yi קאָקאַיִן (the narcotic) · sh кокаин (the narcotic) · no kokain (the narcotic) · es cocaína (the narcotic) · tr kokain (the narcotic) · hi कोकीन (the narcotic) · ms kokain (the narcotic) · uk кокаї́н (the narcotic) · th โคคาอีน (the narcotic) · tl kokayna (the narcotic) · it cocaina (the narcotic) · sv kokain (the narcotic) · my ကိုကိန်း (the narcotic)