Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: oca
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Oxalis tuberosa (syn. Oxalis crenata), which bear edible tubers.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Initialism of Organization of Chinese Americans, now known as OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates.

name

Initialism of Ontario Classical Association.

Example Sentences

"Plaintiff OCA is a nonprofit, membership-based organization with over 35 chapters and affiliates across the United States."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oca, from Quechua uqa.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: oca, uqa

Usage

Inflected Forms

ocas (plural)

Synonyms

oka oxalis tuberosa oxalis crenata

Questions

What does oca mean?: Any member of the species Oxalis tuberosa (syn. Oxalis crenata), which bear edible tubers.
Where does oca come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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