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oca

oca noun: any member of the species Oxalis tuberosa (syn. Oxalis crenata), which bear edible tubers.

oca: any member of the species Oxalis tuberosa (syn. Oxalis crenata), which bear edible tubers
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Noun

oca (countable and uncountable, plural ocas)

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

Proper noun capitalized: OCA

OCA

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Organization of Chinese Americans, now known as OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates.
    • Plaintiff OCA is a nonprofit, membership-based organization with over 35 chapters and affiliates across the United States.2025 January 30, “OCA – ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ADVOCATES v. MARCO RUBIO, et al.”, in United States District Court for the District of Columbia, page 4
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Ontario Classical Association.

Forms of oca

pluralocas

Origin of oca

Borrowed from Spanish oca, from Quechua uqa.

Questions about oca

What does oca mean?
Oca means any member of the species Oxalis tuberosa (syn. Oxalis crenata), which bear edible tubers.
What part of speech is oca?
Oca can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of oca?
The plural of oca is ocas.

Words near oca in the dictionary

  1. oc
  2. OC gas
  3. OC spray
  4. OC sprays
  5. Oc.
  6. oca
  7. Ocaina
  8. Ocala
  9. OCaml
  10. Ocampo
  11. Ocampos

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