cola
The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nutsThe kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
» Two colas, please.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
(countable, uncountable)A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.
Cola
ко́лаkóla
ко́лаkóla
carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts
A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.
Examples
1 sentencesTwo colas, please.
Translations
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Origin
From a Niger-Congo language, compare Temne kola, Mandinka kola. The beverage "Coca-Cola" wFrom 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.
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cola (“tail”), from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, or from its diminutive caudula. Doublet of queue and coda.
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Forms
plural: colasSynonyms
2 synonyms- carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts:dope
- large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts:genus Cola
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable