kola

• cola

Presumably from a West African language. Compare Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara goro, Temne kola, Mandinka kolo (“kola nut”).

• Rhymes: -əʊlə

kola (countable and uncountable, plural kolas)

1. A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
2. A nut of this tree.
3. (rare, dated) Alternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”)

• kola nut

• Kola nut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• Okla, Okla., kalo

• IPA^(key): [ˈkola]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kola

1. inflection of kolo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

From Coca-Cola.

kola f

1. (drink): cola

• cola (superseded)

Borrowed from Latin cola (cf. Translingual Cola), from a West African language.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.laː/
• Hyphenation: ko‧la
• Rhymes: -oːlaː

kola m (plural kola's)

1. A kola tree, tree of the genus Cola.
2. A kola nut.

• kolaboom
• kolanoot

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolɑ/, [ˈko̞lɑ]
• Rhymes: -olɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧la

Probably borrowed from Russian кол (kol, “pole, stake”)

Snow sled shovel made of durable plastic.

kola

1. snow scoop, snow sled shovel, snow sleigh shovel (hand tool for removing snow by pushing and sliding)

• lumikola

• kolata

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language (see cola for more).

kola

1. cola (beverage)

• alko, lako, loka, olka

kola

1. indefinite accusative singular of koli
2. indefinite dative singular of koli
3. indefinite genitive singular of koli
4. indefinite accusative plural of koli
5. indefinite genitive plural of koli

From Portuguese colar.

kola

1. to glue

kola

1. Alternative spelling of kȟolá

kola f (4th declension)

1. cola

kola m

1. genitive singular form of kols

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language. Sense 3 is a genericized trademark of Coca-Cola.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.la/

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• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: ko‧la

kola f

1. kola (any tree of the genus Cola)
2. Kola (language)
3. . Alternative spelling of cola.

• kola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From kȍlo (“wheel”).

• IPA^(key): /kôla/
• Hyphenation: ko‧la

kȍla n pl (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ла)

1. (plural only) cart, wagon, vehicle
2. (plural only) railroad car
3. (plural only, Bosnia, Serbia) car
4. plural of kolo

From English cola.

• IPA^(key): /kôːla/
• Hyphenation: ko‧la

kȏla f (Cyrillic spelling ко̑ла)

1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̀ːla/

kóla n pl

1. (archaic) farmer's cart

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /kóːla/

kọ̑la f

1. cola plant

• “kola”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Borrowed from English collar.

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kola (n class, plural kola)

1. collar

   Synonym: ukosi

kola c

1. toffee; a piece of toffee
2. taste of caramel
3. (slang) cocaine

   Synonym: kokain

kola (present kolar, preterite kolade, supine kolat, imperative kola)

1. to produce charcoal from wood; to transform into coal; to load coal

• kolare
• kolning

Borrowed from Finnish kuolla.

kola (present kolar, preterite kolade, supine kolat, imperative kola)

1. (colloquial) to die

Often followed by vippen and sometimes by av. "Att kola vippen" means to die.

• kola in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kola in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kola in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

kola

1. bitter orange

Borrowed from English collar.

kola

1. collar
2. horse collar

kola (definite accusative kolayı, plural kolalar)

1. cola