cocaína
cocaine
noun koh-kah-EE-nah Less Common
Origin: From coca (Quechua kuka) + the chemical suffix -ína.
Usage Note
Cocaína is the standard term for the drug in both formal and colloquial Spanish, and is feminine — un kilo de cocaína, el tráfico de cocaína. The related noun cocainómano/cocainómana describes an addict.
Examples
"El tráfico de cocaína es ilegal."
Natural Translation
Cocaine trafficking is illegal.
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