noun, feminine/ˈoka/plural: ocas
goose, especially of the domestic European variety and with a white or grey plumage
Synonyms: ánsar, ganso
Related: juego de la oca, oca común, oca egipcia, paso de la oca
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Italic *awis Latin avis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -ica Latin *avica Late Latin auca Old Spanish oca Spanish oca Inherited from Old Spanish oca, from Late Latin auca (“goose”), syncope of *avica, from Latin avis (“bird”).