COCAINE


Meaning of COCAINE in English

/ kəʊˈkeɪn; NAmE koʊ-/ (also informal coke ) noun

[ U ] a powerful drug that some people take illegally for pleasure and can become addicted to. Doctors sometimes use it as an anaesthetic .

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from coca + -ine .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.