Alternative spellings of this word include Kachkach.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Kacakaca in India is the name of a plant defined with Papaver somniferum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Papaver somniferum var. atroviolaceum Maire (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Species Plantarum (1753)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kacakaca, for example side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kacakaca (कचकच).—f (Imit.) The screaming of the crane; the sound from a gritty substance between the teeth &c. 2 fig. Wrangling.

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kacakaca (कचकच) [or चां, cāṃ].—ad (Imit.) Grittily--bread &c. tasting or sounding: also craunchingly--chewing certain substances. v cāva, khā.

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kacākaca (कचाकच) [or चां, cāṃ].—ad Imit. of the sound in vigorous slashing, hacking, hewing &c. Ex. tyānēṃ taravārīnēṃ ka0 māṇasēṃ tōḍalīṃ. Also see kacakacāṃ.

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kacākaca (कचाकच).—f (Imit.) A brawl, squabble, sharp dispute.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kacakaca (कचकच).—f The screaming of the crane; the sound from a gritty substance between the teeth, &c.

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kacākaca (कचाकच) [-cāṃ, -चां].—ad Imitative of the sound in vigorous slashing, hacking, hewing &c.

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kacākaca (कचाकच) [-cī, -ची].—f A sharp dispute, a brawl, a squabble.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kacakaca (कचकच) [Also spelled kachkach]:—(nf) an altercation; a chattering/clattering noise; ~[cānā] to altercate; to chatter; to make clattering noise.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kacakaca (ಕಚಕಚ):—

1) [noun] the sound made while munching, eating.

2) [noun] a sound imitating it.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kacakaca (கசகச) [kacakacattal] [kaca-kaca] 11 intransitive verb

1. To feel uneasy from clamminess due to perspiration on account of heat or sultriness; இறுக்கத் தால் உடல்வியர்த்தல். உடம்பெல்லாங் கசகசத்துப் போயிற்று. [irukkath thal udalviyarthal. udambellang kasagasathup poyirru.]

2. To sound, rattle, as the crumpling of fine paper; to rustle; ஒலித்தல். [olithal.] (W.)

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Kacakacā (கசகசா) noun < Urdu khashkhash.

1. Opium poppy, narcotic herb, Papaver somniferum; அபினிச்செடி. [apinichedi.]

2. Poppy seed, white in colour; கசகசாவிதை. [kasagasavithai.] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 1026.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kaca.

Starts with: Kacakacacceti, Kacakacanem, Kacakacata, Kacakacati, Kacakacaunu.

Ends with: Kattukkacakaca.

Full-text: Kacakaci, Kacakacanem, Kachkach, Kasakasa, Kattukkacakaca.

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