cocaine
Syllables: co·caine/kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/US/koʊˈkeɪn/
cocaine noun: an addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
Noun
cocaine (countable and uncountable, plural cocaines)
- 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.
- 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...
- All I get, uh, is this cup of cold coffee and cocaine / And your ugly face, look out1983, “Cold Coffee & Cocaine”, performed by Prince
- The powder form of this drug, specifically.
- Any chemical derivative of this drug.
Verb
cocaine (third-person singular simple present cocaines, present participle cocaining, simple past and past participle cocained)
cocaine meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
cocaine in Hindi
- the narcotic
- कोकीन kokīn, कोकेन koken
cocaine in Tamil
- உணர்வை மழுங்கச் செய்யும் மருந்து, கொகெய்ன், கொக்கேயன் உணர்விழப்பு மருந்து, கொக்கேன்
cocaine in Marathi
- the narcotic
- कोकेन koken
cocaine in Urdu
- the narcotic
- کوکین koken
More languagesFewer languages
- cocaine in Bengali
- কোকেইন, কোকেন, কোকেনিং
- cocaine in Telugu
- కొకైన్, కోకైన్, కొకేన్
- cocaine in Malayalam
- കൊക്കെയ്ൻ kokkeyṉ
- cocaine in Kannada
- ಕೊಕೇನ್, ಕೋಕೇನ್, ಕೊಕೈನ್
- cocaine in Punjabi
- ਕੋਕੇਨ koken, ਚਿੱਟਾ ciṭṭā
- cocaine in Gujarati
- કોકેન koken
- cocaine in Odia
- କୋକେନ୍ koken
- cocaine in Nepali
- कोकेन kokena
- cocaine in Tagalog
- kokayna, kokaina
- cocaine in Arabic
- كُوكَايِين kukayīn
- cocaine in Malay
- kokain
- cocaine in Persian
- کوکائین kokâ'in
- cocaine in Thai
- โคเคน koo-keen, โคคาอีน koo-kaa-iin
- cocaine in Myanmar
- ကိုကိန်း kuikin:
Synonyms of cocaine
25 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Forms of cocaine
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cocaines |
| alternative form (obsolete) | cocain |
| alternative form (obsolete) | cocaïne |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cocaines |
| present participle | cocaining |
| past participle | cocained |
| past | cocained |
Origin of cocaine
From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.
Words formed from cocaine
Phrases with cocaine
Words that rhyme with cocaine
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about cocaine
- What does cocaine mean?
- Cocaine means an addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
- What is cocaine in Hindi?
- Cocaine in Hindi is कोकीन (kokīn), कोकेन (koken). See Cocaine meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cocaine?
- Cocaine can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce cocaine?
- Cocaine is pronounced /kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cocaine?
- The plural of cocaine is cocaines.
Words near cocaine in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cocaine (page history and authors); cocaine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cocaine (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cocaine (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); കൊക്കെയ്ൻ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); cocaine (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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