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cola en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkəʊ.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkoʊlə/ (General-American)

Etymology

From a Niger-Congo language, compare Temne kola, Mandinka kola. The beverage "Coca-Cola" was what made the term widely known, and popularized the spelling with c instead of k.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
kola alternative lexicographic
colas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Americola · diet cola · champagne cola · colalike · cola chicken · colaholic · noncola · piscola

Descendants

可乐 · 콜라 · cô-la · コーラ · 可樂

Translations (46)

fr coca (drink) · sh кола (drink) · sv kola (drink) · hy կոլա (drink) · uk ко́ла (drink) · el κόλα (drink) · az kola (drink) · pl kola (drink) · tr kola (drink) · cmn 可樂 /可乐 (drink) · eo kolao (drink) · cs kola (drink) · sk kola (drink) · nl cola (drink) · pt cola (drink) · hak 可樂 /可乐 (drink) · hi कोला (drink) · ar كُولَا (drink) · fi kolajuoma (drink) · de Cola (drink) · ko 콜라 (drink) · ajp كولا (drink) · bg ко́ла (drink) · sv cola (drink) · mn кола (drink) · th โคล่า (drink) · fa کولا (drink) · ru ко́ла (drink) · es cola (drink) · he קוֹלָה (drink) · ka კოლა (drink) · da cola (drink) · apc كولا (drink) · hu kóla (drink) · mr कोला (drink) · ro cola (drink) · pl cola (drink) · sh kola (drink) · be ко́ла (drink) · gd còc (drink) · ca cola (drink) · arz كولا (drink) · ja コーラ (drink) · fo kola (drink) · yue 可樂 /可乐 (drink) · mk ко́ла (drink)

cola en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkəʊ.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkoʊlə/ (General-American)

Etymology

See colon.

Meanings

  1. (dated, form-of, plural) plural of colon
    form of colon
    • In this part, the author presents a prosodic hierarchy describing syllables, moras, feet, cola and a typology for words and stress. 2008, Alexandre Allauzen, Review of “Mathematical Linguistics” by Andras Kornai:

cola en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkəʊ.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkoʊlə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cola (“tail”), from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, or from its diminutive caudula. Doublet of queue and coda.

Meanings

  1. A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.

Forms

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colas Number=Plur lexicographic