COLA

COLA

abbr.

cost-of-living adjustment

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co·la ¹  (kl)

n.

A carbonated soft drink containing an extract of the cola nut and other flavorings. Also called regionally dope.

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co·la ²  (kl)

n.

Plural of colon¹.

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co·la ³  (kl)

n.

A plural of colon².

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co·la ⁴ also ko·la  (kl)

n.

Either of two tropical African evergreen plants (Cola acuminata or C. nitida) having reddish fragrant nutlike seeds yielding an extract that contains caffeine and theobromine and is used in carbonated beverages and pharmaceuticals.

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[Of West African origin; akin to Temne kla, kola nut.]

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cola¹, kola [ˈkəʊlə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) either of two tropical sterculiaceous trees, Cola nitida or C. acuminata, widely cultivated in tropical regions for their seeds (see cola nut)

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a sweet carbonated drink flavoured with cola nuts

[from kola, probably variant of Mandingo kolo nut]

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cola²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (Literature / Poetry) a plural of colon¹ [3], colon²

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Cola - large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts genus Cola dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs family Sterculiaceae, sterculia family, Sterculiaceae - a large family of plants of order Malvales Cola acuminata, goora nut, kola, kola nut tree, kola nut - tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract
	2.	cola - carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) dope soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) Coca Cola, Coke - Coca Cola is a trademarked cola Pepsi, Pepsi Cola - Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 cola nut, kola nut - bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract

Translations

cola [ˈkəʊlə] n (= drink) → cola m

COLA (US Fin) abbr of cost-of-living adjustment → Dynamisierung f → auf der Basis veränderter Lebenshaltungskosten