colita

English

Noun

colita (plural colitas)

1. (informal) The fag-end of a cannabis joint
   • 1976, Don Felder; Don Henley; and Glenn Frey (The Eagles), Hotel California, in "Hotel California":

     On a dark desert highway / Cool wind in my hair / Warm smell of colitas / Rising up through the air.

Spanish

Etymology

From cola (“tail”) +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈlita/ [koˈli.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: co‧li‧ta

Noun

colita f (plural colitas)

1. diminutive of cola
2. (Chile) ponytail
3. (Argentina, Colombia) hair tie
4. (derogatory, Chile) fagboy, gayboy
5. rear end, caboose, booty (buttocks)
6. (slang) end tip of a cannabis flower bud

Further reading

• “colita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014