Dictionary

kola en · NOUN

Etymology

Presumably from a West African language. Compare Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara goro, Temne kola, Mandinka kolo (“kola nut”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
2. (countable, uncountable) A nut of this tree.
3. (alt-of, alternative, countable, dated, rare, uncountable) Alternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”).
   alt of cola

Forms

Deriveds

kola nut

Relateds

Cola

Translations (22)

ja コラ (tree) · hi कोला (tree) · nl cola (tree) · sl kola (tree) · hu kóladió (tree) · ro cola (tree) · sh kola (tree) · ja コーラ (tree) · fi koolapuu (tree) · ja ヒメコラ (tree) · sh кола (tree) · cs kola (tree) · io kolao (tree) · ja ヒメコラノキ (tree) · bin ẹvbẹe (tree) · ru ко́ла (tree) · sw mkola (tree) · es cola (tree) · ca cola (tree) · el κόλα (tree) · ja コラノキ (tree) · da kola (tree)