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kola

/ˈkoʊlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
ko-la
IPA
/ˈkoʊlə/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A nut of this tree.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”).

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

name

The Kola Peninsula.

name

A river on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

name

A town on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

name

A surname.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kolas (plural) cola (alternative)

Phrases

kola nut Kola Bay Kola Peninsula Kola Province

Frequently Paired Words

Cola kolinsky kolonok Kolsky

Synonyms

daba musgoi kola language musgoi language daba language kola nut kola nut tree goora nut cola acuminata

Homonyms

cola

Rhymes With

cola ebola viola lola coca cola coca-cola motorola angola hola pensacola nola granola

Questions

How do you pronounce kola?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊlə/.
What does kola mean?
A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
Where does kola come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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