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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cola

/ˈkoʊlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
co-la
IPA
/ˈkoʊlə/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

plural of colon

Dated

noun

A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.

name

Columbia, South Carolina

American usage; Slang

noun

Acronym of cost of living adjustment.

name

comp.os.linux.advocacy (a Usenet newsgroup promoting the Linux operating system)

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkoʊlə/
  • British English: /ˈkəʊ.lə/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Computing.

Inflected Forms

colas (plural) kola (alternative)

Derived Forms

Americola colaholic colalike noncola piscola COLAtard

Phrases

champagne cola cola chicken diet cola

Synonyms

Cola Town Soda City dope

Homonyms

kola

Rhymes With

ebola viola lola motorola angola hola loyola pensacola guardiola nola ola granola

Questions

How do you pronounce cola?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊlə/.
What does cola mean?
The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
Where does cola come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce cola

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