/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005