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Gerald's Spanish Language Blog September 2006 Archive

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com Guide to Spanish Language since 1998

The South American origin of cocaína

Tuesday September 19, 2006
The Spanish word for cocaine, cocaína, has an interesting etymology. It started out as a Quechua word, became a Spanish word, was modified by a German chemist to become a ... Read More

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