Definition
An alternative or variant spelling of cocaine, a stimulant drug derived from coca leaves.
Etymology
From 'coca' (the plant from Quechua 'kuka') plus the chemical suffix '-ine' (indicating an alkaloid). 'Cocain' is an older or non-standard spelling of the modern 'cocaine.'
Kelly Says
The spelling 'cocain' versus 'cocaine' reflects 19th-century chemistry when drug naming wasn't standardized—different countries and chemists published papers with varying spellings until the modern form stabilized!
Translations
ARالعربية
كوكايين
ko-ka-yin
CACatalà
cocaïna
ko-ka-i-na
CSČeština
kokain
ko-kai-n
DEDeutsch
Kokain
ko-kai-n
ELΕλληνικά
κοκαΐνη
ko-ka-i-ni
ESEspañol
cocaína
ko-ka-i-na
FAفارسی
کوکائین
ko-ka-yin
FISuomi
kokaiini
ko-kai-ni
FRFrançais
cocaine
ko-ka-in
IDBahasa Indonesia
kokain
ko-kai-n
ITItaliano
cocaina
ko-ka-i-na
MSBahasa Melayu
kokain
ko-kai-n
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုကိန်း
ko-ke-in
NLNederlands
cocaïne
ko-ka-in
PLPolski
kokaina
ko-ka-i-na
PTPortuguês
cocaína
ko-ka-i-na
RORomână
cocaine
ko-ka-in
RUРусский
кокаин
ko-kai-n
SVSvenska
kokain
ko-kai-n
TAதமிழ்
கோக்கைன்
go-kai-n
UKУкраїнська
кокаїн
ko-kai-n
VITiếng Việt
cocain
ko-ka-in