cocaine

CEFRC1

/kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An illegal drug that strongly affects the brain and body.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any chemical derivative of this drug.

Examples

  • The police dog found trace amounts of cocaine in his luggage.

  • He is addicted to cocaine.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /koʊˈkeɪn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

  2. The powder form of this drug, specifically.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. Synonym of cocainize.

More examples

In context

  • All I get, uh, is this cup of cold coffee and cocaine / And your ugly face, look out

  • […] cocaining the eye, then introducing a speculum, or having an assistant hold the lids open with retractors.

  • Cocaine’s awfully expensive stuff, isn't it? Is it worth it?

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.