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cola

Pronunciation: [ˈko̞.lə]

“cola” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. glue
  2. cola

In Catalan

  1. Substància que es fa servir per enganxar dues superfícies de manera permanent.
  2. Arbre tropical de l'Àfrica occidental, del gènere Cola, de llavors riques en cafeïna.
  3. Beguda efervescent, tònica i estimulant, aromatitzada amb extractes de llavors de l’arbre Cola.

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”). Compare French colle, Portuguese and Spanish cola, Italian colla.

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