cola
English
Etymology 1
From a Niger-Congo language, compare Temne kola, Mandinka kola. The beverage "Coca-Cola" was what made the term widely known.
Alternative forms
- (the plant or nut): kola
Noun
cola (countable and uncountable, plural colas)
Translations
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See also
Etymology 2
See colon.
Noun
cola
- (obsolete) plural of colon
- 2008, Alexandre Allauzen, Review of “Mathematical Linguistics” by Andras Kornai
- 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
Asturian
Catalan
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”). Compare French colle, Spanish and Portuguese cola, Italian colla.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈkoː.laː/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˈkoː.lɑ/
Audio (file)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoː.la/
Latin
References
- cola in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Pali
Alternative forms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.lɐ/
- Hyphenation: co‧la
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”). Compare Spanish cola, French colle, Italian colla.
Noun
cola f (plural colas)
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda. Doublet of cauda, a borrowing.
Noun
cola f (plural colas)
Related terms
Etymology 3
From a Niger-Congo language, or from Sudanese.
Spanish


Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkola/
- Hyphenation: co‧la
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, or from its diminutive caudula. Cognate to French queue and Italian coda.
Noun
cola f (plural colas)
Derived terms
- cola de caballo f
- colista m or f
- colero m
- coleta f
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla). Cognate to Portuguese cola, Italian colla, French colle.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- cola fría
Etymology 3
From a Niger-Congo language.
Synonyms
- (drink): bebida de cola (also der. term)
Derived terms
- (nut): bebida de cola (also syn.)
- (nut): sabor cola