cocaPronunciation: /ˈkəʊkə/Definition of coca noun a tropical American shrub grown for its leaves, which are the source of cocaine. Erythroxylum coca, family Erythroxylaceae [mass noun] the dried leaves of the coca shrub, which are mixed with lime and chewed as a stimulant by the indigenous people of western South America. Origin: late 16th century: from Spanish, from Aymara kuka or Quechua kokacoca in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of coca in the US English dictionary