Where does “oca” come from?

oca (English) comes from Spanish oca, from Quechua uqa — oca, Oxalis tuberosa, an edible tuber.

oca (English): Any of certain species of Oxalis which bear...

Definitions

  1. Any of certain species of Oxalis which bear...

Ancestry of “oca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishocagoose, especially of the domestic European...
2Quechuauqaoca, Oxalis tuberosa, an edible tuber
Every word from Quechua uqa →Every word from Spanish oca →