variants or less commonly oka
: a South American wood sorrel (Oxalis tuberosa) cultivated for its edible tubers
also : the tuber of an oca

Examples of oca in a Sentence

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There were cacao pods of all sizes; a rainbow assortment of potatoes and other knobby tubers, including oca, olluco and mashua; herbs, fruits and grains from the Andes and the Amazon; and fresh seafood from Southern California, including gorgeous sea urchin from diver Stephanie Mutz. Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023 The site, as well as Nichols, also offered a tuber known as oca. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Quechua oqa

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oca was in 1604

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“Oca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oca. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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