cola
nounEtymology Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cola (“tail”), from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, or from its diminutive caudula. Doublet of queue and coda.
1
A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.
cola
nounUK /ˈkəʊ.lə/ · US /ˈkoʊlə/
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.
1
The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
2
A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.
- Derived terms
- Americola, champagne cola, cola chicken, colaholic, noncola, piscola