cola

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[edit] English

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Acronym

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cola

  1. cost of living allowance

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cola

  1. (obsolete) Plural form of colon.

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From a Niger-Congo language, compare Temne kola, Mandinka kola.

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Particularly: “Coca Cola should be mentioned here, since it is what made the term famous/widespread/known”

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  • (the plant or nut): kola

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cola (plural colas)

  1. A beverage or a drink made with caramel, and carbonated water.
  2. The kola plant, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
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drink
plant
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From a contraction of the preposition con (“with”) + feminine singular article la (“the”).

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cola f. (masculine col, neuter colo, masculine plural colos, feminine plural coles)

  1. with the

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cola f. (plural coles)

  1. glue

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cola f. (plural coles)

  1. cola

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cola

  1. Third-person singular present indicative form of colar.
  2. Second-person singular imperative form of colar.

[edit] Dutch

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From English, from the drink Coca Cola.

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cola m. (plural cola's, diminutive colaatje)

  1. cola (drink)
  2. kola (nut)

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cola

  1. carry (on the shoulders)

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cola

  1. third-person singular present tense of colare
  2. second-person singular imperative of colare

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[edit] Latin

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cōlā

  1. first-person singular present active imperative of cōlō

[edit] Portuguese

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  • IPA: /'kɔ lə/

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cola f. (plural colas)

  1. glue (sticky adhesive substance)
  2. tail
  3. (botany) kola (tree or fruit):

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  • IPA: /ˈkola/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda. Cognate to French queue and Italian coda.

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cola f. (plural colas)

  1. tail
  2. line (US); queue (UK)
  3. (slightly obscene) ass, the buttocks
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla). Cognate to French colle.

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cola f. (plural colas)

  1. glue
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From a Niger-Congo language

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cola f. (plural colas)

  1. cola (drink)
  2. kola (nut)ar:cola

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