English Explanatory Dictionary

cola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
  2. A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.
noun
  1. plural of colon
noun
  1. A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.
name
  1. Columbia, South Carolina
noun
  1. Acronym of cost of living adjustment.
name
  1. comp.os.linux.advocacy (a Usenet newsgroup promoting the Linux operating system)

Pronunciation

/ˈkəʊ.lə/ /ˈkoʊlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-cola.wav

Word forms

cola colas kola

Etymology

From 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.

Synonyms

Cola Town Soda City

Derived words

Americola champagne cola cola chicken colaholic noncola piscola COLAtard
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